de-emphasize

Example Sentences

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Success will likely require heavy investment in the core brands, along with tough choices to divest or de-emphasize others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Lockheed stock was flat over that span, with investors worried that militaries would de-emphasize their manned fighter jets in favor of lower-cost autonomous systems.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

McLennan explained that the fund will, at times, de-emphasize gold and load up more on stocks.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026

The Gates foundation policy dovetails with calls by some open-access advocates to de-emphasize the role of journal articles in quality control and professional evaluations.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 1, 2024

Some intellectual revolution must come which will de-emphasize business and industry and re-emphasize most other ways of self-expression.

From An American Idyll The Life of Carleton H. Parker by Parker, Cornelia Stratton