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Although these findings may sound concerning, they should be interpreted with caution.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
“We will vigorously defend the transaction and demonstrate that this challenge is inconsistent with sound competition policy and the competitive realities of the media marketplace,” a Paramount representative said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Toasted Apples might sound tasty, but they are a real problem in Jessa Jones’s repair shop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Their festival programme has increased over the years to include run clubs, sound baths and Pilates, alongside activities like jewellery and candle-making.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
As she stepped inside, she heard the sound of someone somewhere playing a fiddle.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The demonstrations began in early May with trade union demands for salary increases, stable fuel supplies and sounder economic management.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
It is a communal means toward “a kind of self-sustenance that was an ancient wealth sounder than dollars.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
A productive clay-court swing, taking her to the Madrid and Rome finals, meant she arrived in Paris considered a sounder bet than defending champion Swiatek.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025
An instrument on Aura, the microwave limb sounder, gives us our best line of sight into this seething chemical drama, said Ross J. Salawitch, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Maryland.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
Pollard said the horse had never been sounder.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
The soundest argument for dismissing today’s nosebleed Shiller P/E is that 40 isn’t as high as it sounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
As the first study of its kind, it provides the soundest assessment to date of the consequences of stopping antidepressant treatment.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2024
But most all, just one of the kindest and soundest soul you'll ever meet.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2023
The most striking aspect of the anointing of Bankman-Fried as the richest and soundest of newly-minted billionaires is how so little of it has been based on hard information.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
He is the soundest sleeper I have ever seen.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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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