Acronym from voice-operated keying, altered to conform to Latin vōx voice
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Anchoring the rhythm section with him was bassist Bill Wyman, who was recruited more for his spare VOX AC30 amp that the guitarists could plug into than for his musical skills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
The company operates VOX Cinemas and 29 malls in the Middle East.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2022
Les Paul with a VOX AC 15 or deluxe reverb.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 13, 2017
The VOX guitar was a prototype instrument custom-built for Lennon in 1966, said Martin Nolan, executive director of Julien's.
From Reuters ● May 19, 2013
VOX POPULI—"Do you think you've boosted your circulation by giving a year's subscription for the biggest potato raised in the county?"
From Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations by C. E. (Clara Elizabeth) Fanning
It is emblazoned with his favourite phrase “vox populei, vox dei” – the voice of the people is the voice of God.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2024
The "best cinematic and box office achievement" category makes its first appearance this year, acknowledging the vox populi as a determinant of defining good moviemaking.
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2023
“We have no interest in building a hotel in a community that doesn’t want us to be there. Vox populi, vox dei, right?”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2023
They choose and shape their audiences; they make decisions about which populi get their vox heard and who gets turned into a spectacle.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
While I am fascinated by the linguistic exuberance of the vox populi, I’d be the first to argue that having prescriptive rules is desirable, indeed indispensable, in many arenas of writing.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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