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On one hand, tonal makeup was pigmented with pinks, reds, and greens.
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 26 Apr. 2024
The Democrats’ tonal shift comes as President Joe Biden for the first time threatened to pull back on U.S. support if Israel did not change its approach to protect civilians and aid workers in Gaza in a stern phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last Thursday.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
His balancing of deadpan wit and deep melancholy captures the play’s tonal spirit perfectly.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Bracken successfully straddles the prickly tonal line between unsettling seriousness and flippant sarcasm as the resolute Darcy harnesses her connection to the dead to elucidate the truth about what happened to her beloved Dani.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Harmony, meanwhile, was drifting from its tonal moorings: fearsome dissonances in the music of Mahler, Strauss, and Scriabin suggested both the outer density of modern life and the inner turmoil of the individual.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Margot Robbie also showed off a tonal rose look, wearing a dusty pink on her cheeks and eyes, alongside a nude lip.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2024
This tonal look works exceptionally well on traditional-style homes where a bright splash of color might look out of place.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2024
But Besson soon finds his way to tonal incoherence: a mishmash of somber character exploration and flagrant clichés.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
India Espy-Jones, Essence, 26 Apr. 2024
The Democrats’ tonal shift comes as President Joe Biden for the first time threatened to pull back on U.S. support if Israel did not change its approach to protect civilians and aid workers in Gaza in a stern phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last Thursday.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
His balancing of deadpan wit and deep melancholy captures the play’s tonal spirit perfectly.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Bracken successfully straddles the prickly tonal line between unsettling seriousness and flippant sarcasm as the resolute Darcy harnesses her connection to the dead to elucidate the truth about what happened to her beloved Dani.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Harmony, meanwhile, was drifting from its tonal moorings: fearsome dissonances in the music of Mahler, Strauss, and Scriabin suggested both the outer density of modern life and the inner turmoil of the individual.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Margot Robbie also showed off a tonal rose look, wearing a dusty pink on her cheeks and eyes, alongside a nude lip.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2024
This tonal look works exceptionally well on traditional-style homes where a bright splash of color might look out of place.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2024
But Besson soon finds his way to tonal incoherence: a mishmash of somber character exploration and flagrant clichés.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Tonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonal. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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