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emphasis

[em-fuh-sis] / ˈɛm fə sɪs /


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Kenyon's tone, emphasis and choice of language was markedly different from Nigel Farage's both in the House of Commons and in an online video he posted.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Warfare is going through another transition, one placing new, if not central, emphasis on drones, networks, and A.I.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

There is a new aerospace and defense company—with an emphasis on space—for investors to follow.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Along with such franchise tropes as face-huggers and rampaging xenomorphs, ship design was the key area where homage overtook the series’ emphasis on new locations, lifeforms and themes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Olanna stressed the have, placed an exaggerated emphasis on it.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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