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emphasize

[em-fuh-sahyz] / ˈɛm fəˌsaɪz /


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Her character wears legwarmers and knit wristlets to the office as protection against the air conditioning, which also serves to emphasize her company’s interpersonal chill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The researchers emphasize that the findings are not a call for people to avoid sunlight altogether.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

He goes on to emphasize that what Claude found — a previously uncharacterized enzyme system found in viruses that infect bacteria — isn’t necessarily going to be useful.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

One thing you emphasize in the book is the need to make sure that we are not stunting children’s emotional growth, especially in the midst of this effort to push more A.I. into schools.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

“I never in my life would’ve thought you could be so small about anything,” said Selena, who was just angry enough to use the word “small” but not quite brave enough to emphasize it.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

Paralleling the pair’s different formations and aesthetic willfulness, the exhibition emphasizes points of overlap and rejection, sympathy and refusal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The eating pattern emphasizes green leafy vegetables; other vegetables; berries; nuts; whole grains; fish; beans; olive oil; and poultry, along with moderate wine consumption.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

And, he emphasizes, a key reason for buying the China holdings is that the country’s stocks remain out of favor “and you get very obviously good companies growing nicely in incredibly attractive valuations.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

The company emphasizes lessons from its experience, including the need to start with the desired business outcome, not a technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Gardullo emphasizes that it’s the sand that has protected the artifacts “‘that would have otherwise been lost to history.’”

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

Most officials at the September meeting expected one more rate hike by the end of the year, but emphasized that future decisions depend on data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

But White emphasized that for companies handling billions in revenue, "the sums are kind of irrelevant."

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Still, she emphasized that students should be able to count on a degree or credential that they pay for making them better off.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Researchers emphasized that the results are encouraging but are not yet strong enough to support new treatment recommendations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

The reports he was receiving from mutual friends emphasized Jefferson’s generosity of spirit in defeat.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

On Tuesday, Rubio sought to smooth over such difficulties, stressing that Washington wouldn’t expand its military activities in Iceland without the country’s cooperation and emphasizing U.S. respect for its sovereignty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

At the same time, some academics are emphasizing the need for students to hone AI skills to improve efficiency, deepen expertise, and meet the demands of a modern workforce.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

But finally acknowledged that the injury could have affected his swing mechanics, while again emphasizing that he wouldn’t use that as an excuse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

It’s also worth emphasizing that buying and holding has outperformed each of these three seasonal strategies on a risk-adjusted basis.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

On the beams of his library he had painted sixty or so quotations from the classics, all emphasizing the vanity of human life and of human aspirations to knowledge.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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