emphases

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An agency spokesperson told ProPublica it is not unusual for the institute to publish directors’ letters with grant applications, and that this one informs readers “about this Administration’s thematic emphases in the semi-quincentennial year.”

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

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

“Coming to work, being humble and understanding that we haven’t done much,” McCain said of the defense’s emphases.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2022

The emphases include the preservation and restoration of the liberal arts, including the “great books,” and the traditions of Western civilization.

From Washington Times • Apr. 13, 2022

There was something oddly haunting in them, and he experimented with a variety of emphases and pauses, particularly as to the last line, which he found might be read in a great number of ways.

From Blacksheep! Blacksheep! by Nicholson, Meredith