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volume

[vol-yoom, -yuhm] / ˈvɒl yum, -yəm /


NOUN
loudness of a sound
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Major banks reported that consumer and small-business spending continued to increase, with debit and credit card sales volume rising significantly year-over-year in the first quarter.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

“We have about 10% of the national population and about 10% of the national call volume with poison control,” Vohra said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Meanwhile his sound team keeps turning up the volume to 12, delivering shrieking, insistent layers of audio effects that are more annoying than scary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

While Venmo processed some $330 billion of volume in 2025 across around 100 million active accounts, X has between 500 million and 600 million global monthly active users, according to Dolev.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

The reality of the current mass extinction—and the sheer volume of animals close to or on the brink—is cause for great alarm.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh




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