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Which musical instruction tells a performer to give a note particular emphasis?

emphasis

[em-fuh-sis] / ˈɛm fə sɪs /


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Viking distinguishes itself from other major cruise lines, though, marketing its smaller ships, included excursions and emphasis on time ashore to an older, more affluent customer base, StoneX analyst Mike Hickey says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

With last year and last week in mind, how much emphasis did Riley and company place on special teams with a critical matchup with Oregon upcoming?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

That finding is especially relevant as governments and international organizations place increasing emphasis on forest restoration.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

Kiai Muchtar Mu'thi combines Islamic teachings with a strong emphasis on Indonesian nationalism, and the school he owns in East Java is part of a wider complex that has thousands of loyal followers.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

The noise from the music room hammers around us in emphasis, copying the beating of my heart.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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

Where Hearts had made the right choices in key moments, Celtic too often took the wrong option with passes, crosses and emphases.

From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2023

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

By strict definition, "classical education" refers to a series of liberal arts emphases on subjects like grammar, logic, rhetoric and math.

From Salon ● May 31, 2022

Down by the creek the frogs boomed out, and platinum mists lay dreamily between their soft emphases of shadow.

From The Tempering by Charles Neville Buck




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