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emphasis

[em-fuh-sis] / ˈɛm fə sɪs /


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That emphasis on community and institutional belonging raises an interesting question about where such assumptions are cultivated.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

He said the emphasis should not be on pinning blame on individuals but finding the cause: "We need to know what is killing our elephants."

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

The active stunt puts the emphasis heavily on the coordinator part of Talbot’s title.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

This is, after all, what it takes to be part of M11 Track Club, where the emphasis is on fun until the stopwatch starts.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Jake, of course, knew that Dr. Garcia, who had emigrated from Cuba, had received a PhD in Latin American literature with an Afro-Hispanic emphasis.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

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

Their language and emphases may be different, but the diagnosis is the same.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2025

The difference was not just one of opposing political ideologies but of vastly different cultural and human emphases.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2024

Looking back at old data “is certain to raise concerns as curricular emphases, education reform priorities, and testing technologies evolve over time,” he said.

From Washington Post May 29, 2022

Again, if the general influence of the social consciousness upon theological doctrine is to be recognized at all, it is evident that a Christian theology must take full account of Christ's own social emphases.

From Theology and the Social Consciousness A Study of the Relations of the Social Consciousness to Theology (2nd ed.) by Henry Churchill King




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