underlining

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Speaking to BBC Radio 4's World at One on Monday, actress Juliet Stevenson praised Pike's actions, underlining how actors and audiences share a mutual "responsibility" in maintaining the "illusion" of an "imaginative world".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

He emerged with huge credit, underlining his credentials as an awkward, physical operator for any heavyweight.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

"We are going to augment facilities -- either by reconstruction, or construction of new jetties," he said, underlining that his service's mandate is to "touch every island".

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

And it ensnares Artie in a web of secrecy, underlining how “blind we humans are … moving through life as though through shadows.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

She smelled of soap with an underlining of onion.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen