underlying
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“Even against a backdrop of prominent layoffs, the underlying signals point to a broader and more leveraged developer base.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The findings support the geroscience hypothesis, which proposes that a single underlying process of aging can drive multiple diseases.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
“Price action, not the underlying justification for those prices, is all that’s important.”
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Prof Amy Orben, digital mental health expert at Cambridge University, said it was important the companies and their underlying business models were held to account.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The underlying color was dark, almost black, but the surface was paler, as if it had been ground down or worn by crushing.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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