underscore
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These accounts underscore ongoing efforts to improve access for small and mid‑sized importers, pushing back on narratives that the process is purely skewed toward corporate giants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
It draws heavily on news reports and what has so far been released from the Epstein files, but does underscore numerous hurdles the investigation has faced.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
The varied reactions to recent earnings reports underscore the market’s broader indecision.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Together the forewords underscore a larger point: Golding is not easily assimilated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
To underscore Babulya’s words, the house spirit stood up tall on Babulya’s shoulder and flicked his wrist at Ivan.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
The drumbeat of developments pushing against an eventual deal underscores the deep mistrust between Israel and Hamas and is worrying mediators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The closeness of the race only underscores one of El-Sayed’s challenges going ahead: reuniting a fractured party after a bitter primary campaign.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
"However, this case underscores the importance of vigilance, strong partnerships with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, and the proactive steps taken to identify and investigate suspicious activity before it can escalate."
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
As the deployment of generative AI makes some work easier and underscores the need to adapt to changing roles, some people are taking courses to obtain AI certifications.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 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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Those results have underscored the material's potential for next-generation semiconductor systems.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 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
The hostility underscored a widening gulf between legacy networks and a growing ecosystem of independent digital outlets that many young Indians increasingly turn to for news.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Still, the market’s sharp swings on Wednesday and Thursday underscored how quickly inflation and interest-rate concerns can complicate the bullish case for financials, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
Then, in September and October, there were more developments on the legal and personal front that underscored the numbing effect, the purgatory.
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 main inflation barometer used to set U.S. interest rates fell in June for the first time since the pandemic, underscoring why the Federal Reserve took no action this week to raise borrowing costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Revenue, however, climbed 28 percent to $60.8 billion, beating estimates and underscoring the continued strength of its advertising business.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
"This is really underscoring the importance of healthy fats in keeping metabolism intact and functional," said Oral.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
The core CPI moved up to a 2.9% rate in May, from 2.5% at the start of the year — underscoring the challenge for the Fed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
But we were reaffirming and underscoring those original concerns, many of which had gone by the wayside.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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