The troll responsible for this toll is an actual company, Sharing Sound, which holds an actual, government-approved patent.

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While failing to include an actual solution with sound facts, he fails to acknowledge the repercussions that would come with executing such proposals.

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The technology would enable a person talking to someone with a loud, high-pitched, rapid-fire voice to sound similar even if his actual voice was soft, low and slow, for instance.

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"The principle of Universal Credit is sound but our research has found the actual roll-out could unintentionally trap people in poverty and hardship, " the organisation's chief executive Julia Unwin said.

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Such a lawsuit can sound in defamation and negligence, among other theories, and it can seek actual as well as punitive damages, and attorney fees and other costs of the action.

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More hype, more promises, more talk about something that is made to sound like the proverbial silver bullet, yet something that can seem impossible to identify actual tangible benefits from.

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