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The findings also underscore the risks of assigning identities to extinct animals primarily from their physical appearance.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
“These findings underscore the difficulty of making an initial enrollment decision in Medicare,” the study said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
According to analysts, Cairo will use the summit to underscore its strategic autonomy, showing it can leverage its close ties with both Washington and Beijing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
The comments underscore how close a call the Sept. 15-16 meeting has become.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
I feel like I'm supposed to make some comment to underscore the ridiculousness of it all, but honestly?
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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"Our study thus underscores the transformative role of breath-based interventions. The interplay between breathing and cardiac dynamics makes the brain more receptive to rewards," explains lead author Wenhao Huang, interpreting the results.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney invited the King to open Canada's parliament in May - a visit that Carney at the time said "clearly underscores the sovereignty of our country".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The visit underscores David’s ultimate solitude—in the end he is alone with his failing mind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
This underscores the absurdity of labeling fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction in the first place.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
His memory underscores some differences in how the children saw their parents, and the strife.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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The heightened nervousness was underscored by security guards blocking photographers and videojournalists from entering the hospital.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
But the coordinated attacks also underscored the vulnerability of the United States’ water facilities, prompting some obvious questions as to what the federal government has been doing, is presently doing, and perhaps should be doing.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
That music accompanies us from birth to death is underscored by the giant guitar-case-shaped casket, “For a Musician,” produced by Ghanaian artist Paa Joe in 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The new head coach underscored that it can be easy for impulse and emotion to take over, but uplifting one another and letting mistakes refine you rather than define you is integral to success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
But I can hear everything: the defeated whimpers of Kelton’s parents, underscored by dozens of scurrying feet that squeak, click, and scuff against the hardwood floor.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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That share exceeds the 65.4% of views to existing-home listings coming from outside the listing metro, underscoring the outsized role of long-distance shoppers in new-home demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
California’s latest victim of a deadly rattlesnake bite has emerged, and it’s not a human but a black jaguar living in a Central Valley sanctuary, underscoring the dangers of rattlesnake poisonings this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The company's data centre division alone generated $89bn last quarter, up 117% from a year ago, underscoring just how much of the industry now depends on Nvidia's hardware.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The yearly increase in the cost of materials for industrial construction surged to a postpandemic high of 5.3% in July, underscoring the immense push to build more data centers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Neutron stars would not be detected until 1967 and hard evidence of black holes not found until the twenty-first century, underscoring Oppenheimer’s achievement and the tragedy of his curiously unfulfilled career.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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