tone
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Warsh’s hawkish tone, and the changes in rate forecasts it triggered, creates a headwind for Bitcoin that will be hard to overcome.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
The elegiac tone of “Liberty Valance” pertains to both its subject and its cinematic era, as it came amid the final fading of classic Hollywood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
The central bank struck a more positive tone on Wednesday, raising Thailand’s economic growth forecast for 2026 to 2.3% from the 1.5% predicted in April when the hostilities were in full swing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
The upbeat tone struck by city officials belied the ongoing concerns from neighbors and people across large swaths of L.A. about the smoke that has poured from the building for days.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026
But she takes one look at our faces and her light tone changes.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Vocabulary lists containing tone
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Argumentative Writing
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