emphasize
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So do scribbly, charming drawings of a cat and studies of feet that emphasize grotesqueness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Goldman note also found that, with different governors at the helm, markets tend to emphasize different features of their leadership.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
An age, it bears adding, when X and Meta—Facebook and Instagram’s corporate owner—no longer emphasize stalwart moderation guardrails in the name of reducing “censorship” on their platforms.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
The hair and makeup teams emphasize Wilde’s resemblance to those old school maneaters while keeping her look cutting-edge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
As if to emphasize how dangerous it was, a Hasidic student came into the bathroom just then, took one look at me, and chose the urinal farthest away from me.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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But, joking aside, he emphasizes that some of these diseases can be very serious, causing encephalitis, neurological impairment, and death.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Kennedy and several other Cabinet members have reportedly embraced versions of the plan, which emphasizes grass-fed meat and fermented foods while eliminating alcohol and sugary foods.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
However, the team emphasizes that the findings are not a reason for patients to stop taking statins or any other prescribed medication.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Tennis is a sport of eras, as Matthew Futterman emphasizes in “The Cruelest Game,” a snapshot of modern tennis and its leading personalities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Cordelia and Grace graduate and go elsewhere; Cordelia, it’s rumored, to St. Sebastian’s, a private school for girls, Grace to a high school farther north which emphasizes math.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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The solicitor general, in the appeal to the Supreme Court, also emphasized the security aspects of the project.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
But compared to other Western democracies, as researchers have emphasized, there’s room to catch up.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
The researchers also emphasized that stored biospecimens can reveal new information from clinical trials that have already been completed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
During a call with investors, Beck noted that the window for a launch before the year ends is “narrowing” and emphasized Rocket Lab’s focus on caution over rushing the rocket’s maiden test.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
You had to keep an eye on them, he emphasized.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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Instead, genetic studies of archaeological remains from Europe and the Americas have uncovered evidence of multiple treponemal diseases in ancient populations, emphasizing how complex the evolutionary history of these pathogens may be.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
When Stewart pressed her on the president’s fixation, Collins defended her record, emphasizing that she refuses to serve only one political audience.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
A more substantive critique is that by emphasizing Odysseus’ feelings of guilt rather than his simple fealty to the gods, Mr. Nolan imposes an anachronistic Christian morality on the ancient world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Voter registration and Get Out the Vote groups are also emphasizing the need for voters to bring sufficient ID to the polls.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
On our way to Soho for supper I returned to the problem of Linus, emphasizing that smiling too long over his mistake might be fatal.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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