sound
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Starring Herbert Marshall, Miriam Hopkins and Kay Francis, the director’s 1932 film is the first great romantic comedy of the sound era.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
This is a semiregular act of morbid curiosity, not a sound investment strategy.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
It might sound radical, but how your funds are invested in retirement accounts is the least of your concerns to start — as long as they are invested.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
"But now even the smallest sound causes my brain to react very badly."
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
I could not bring myself to sound a whistle or to scold, or to consider gates or curfews.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Vocabulary lists containing sound
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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