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  • adjective superlative form of sound: most sound.
  • verb archaic Second-person singular present simple form of sound

Etymologies

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sound + -est

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Examples

  • World Economic Forum, Canada has the "soundest" banking system in the world.

    Trader's Narrative 2008

  • Flaherty said in an interview that Canadian banks could be in the a position to extend their own equity share of the U.S. banking sector because, in contrast to their now-troubled U.S. counterparts, lending criteria in Canada had been more conservative, resulting in them being called the world's "soundest" by World Economic Forum last week.

    Top Stories - Google News 2008

  • Flaherty said in an interview that Canadian banks could be in the a position to extend their own equity share of the U.S. banking sector because, in contrast to their now-troubled U.S. counterparts, lending criteria in Canada had been more conservative, resulting in them being called the world's "soundest" by World Economic Forum last week.

    Progressive Bloggers 2008

  • "Rogers likes the Canadian dollar, one of the 'soundest' currencies, whose fate is closely tied to commodities.

    The Big Picture 2009

  • The persons we see are not paragons of integrity devoted only to serving the commonweal by making the soundest decisions possible.

    Michael Brenner: HuffPost Review: Obama's Wars Michael Brenner 2010

  • The persons we see are not paragons of integrity devoted only to serving the commonweal by making the soundest decisions possible.

    Michael Brenner: HuffPost Review: Obama's Wars Michael Brenner 2010

  • With its low inflation and modest debt, "Canada from a credit-quality perspective is the soundest " of these top-rated countries, says Brendan Murphy , director and portfolio manager of global fixed income for Standish Asset Management Company.

    Great White North Becomes a Refuge in Global Investing Storm Jonnelle Marte 2011

  • The persons we see are not paragons of integrity devoted only to serving the commonweal by making the soundest decisions possible.

    Michael Brenner: HuffPost Review: Obama's Wars Michael Brenner 2010

  • Colleges should be ready to say that "how a big discount [a student receives] may not be the soundest reason to select a particular college."

    Private colleges wait to see which accepted students pay up 2010

  • The persons we see are not paragons of integrity devoted only to serving the commonweal by making the soundest decisions possible.

    Michael Brenner: HuffPost Review: Obama's Wars Michael Brenner 2010

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