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reverberate

[ri-vur-buh-reyt, ri-vur-ber-it] / rɪˈvɜr bəˌreɪt, rɪˈvɜr bər ɪt /
VERB
vibrate in sound
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“Even though this is a specific investigation in the city of Riverside, the consequences of this behavior by code enforcement reverberate throughout the state.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

A remarkable back-of-the-envelope calculation from a currency strategist shows just how big SpaceX’s initial public offering could reverberate in global markets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

A remarkable back-of-the-envelope calculation from a currency strategist shows just how much SpaceX’s initial public offering could reverberate in global markets.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

American politics and policies still reverberate in currency markets to this day.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

A horn’s brassy trumpeting split the air without warning, its summons rising from the distant Temple of Lkossa to reverberate across the Night Zoo’s lawns in long, sonorous notes.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Though the ache of nostalgia reverberates throughout, the songs remain intensely present and vulnerable in their reckoning with it.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

The thud of fists walloping punching bags reverberates through the gym from morning until evening.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

One can be thought of as “ripple-out” inflation, where a shock to an economically ubiquitous input — like energy — reverberates throughout other goods and sectors that depend upon it.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

Inflation erodes confidence in the future; the psychic blow of 2008 still reverberates; young voters, especially millennials, remember those days of anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

Higher-ups bark orders, and the thunder of hundreds of boots stomping against dry ground reverberates through my body.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Burns punched the air as a rapturous roar - which ripped across the course - reverberated in his ears.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

That capped a string of landmark rulings that reverberated through the nation’s politics, its economy and its relations with the rest of the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

The plant’s low rumble reverberated across the surrounding desert, unusually green from a recent rain.

From Salon May 10, 2026

With uncertainty looming abroad, Kent’s resignation reverberated in Washington, where it exposed new divisions over the administration’s handling of the war.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2026

His voice was booming; every word reverberated with a powerful energy.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Better fixes are already reverberating, such as requiring domestic frontier labs to license “distillation” for U.S. builders of open-weight competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

O’Regan further pointed out that weakness in the Korean chip sector could be reverberating across the sector on Friday.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Those changes have rocked the exhibition business in ways that are still reverberating today.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

Far from the Middle East war, fallout from oil disruptions is reverberating across the world, unsettling lives from Lagos to Manila as people adjust to fuel price hikes and gas shortages.

From Barron's Mar. 20, 2026

Kyle heard the whir of spinning wheels, the clink of grinding gears, and a reverberating clunk.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein




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