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
Lennon gave the VOX guitar as a gift in 1967 to Yanni "Magic Alex" Mardas, who was the electronics engineer for the band's Apple Records label, the auction house said.
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
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
Although the school is only two hours by car from metro Boston, its motto is vox clamantis in deserto, which translates to “a voice crying out in the wilderness.”
From Scientific American ● Nov. 5, 2022
Last year, she filmed a vox pop series called “Who Cares?”
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2022
Vox populi, vox Dei: “The voice of the people is the voice of God.”
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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