emphases
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The show’s photos, predominantly in black and white, document these dramatic emphases as revealed by the stances and gestures of Graham and her dedicated group of women.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
And the difficulty of what he’s doing shouldn’t be understated: He’s not just repeating his part of the dialogue but replicating his pauses, cadence, emphases naturally and in sync with Hnath’s audio.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
The subtleties, the nuances, the different emphases of different countries, on a huge range of issues - and changing all the time.
From BBC ● May 21, 2023
There were emphases on ballhandling, shooting from midrange, being aggressive, driving to the basket and finishing around the rim.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023
In placing the lecture before the public in print, it is impossible, by having recourse to any system of punctuation, to indicate the pauses, jerky emphases, and odd inflexions of voice which characterised the delivery.
From The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters by Artemus Ward
