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emphasis

[em-fuh-sis] / ˈɛm fə sɪs /


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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Sellers have adapted accordingly, she added, placing greater emphasis in listings on features linked to summer comfort such as air conditioning and shutters.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

In 1986, similar levels of Democrats and working-class voters agreed with the statement “This country would have many fewer problems if there were more emphasis on traditional family ties.”

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

SpaceX’s emphasis on its allocation from Nvidia “further reinforces that the AI-compute shortage is unlikely to ease, even through 2027,” Slowinski said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

And when she says Isaac, she drags out the syllables and adds extra emphasis.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan

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

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

“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

For not only is the profession of the Christian ministry a many-sided one, but scales of value change and emphases shift, within the calling itself, with our changing civilization.

From Preaching and Paganism by Albert Parker Fitch




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