underscores

Example Sentences

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The complaint underscores the rising threat of terrorist attacks plotted by overseas groups as the war in Iran continues.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Nonetheless it underscores that the sector is susceptible to bad news right now, however small it might be.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The ongoing battle to define who may use the San Marzano name underscores the importance of food branding at every level.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"This result underscores the feasibility of integrating QD single-photon sources into stable and field-deployable time-bin QKD systems, marking an important step toward scalable, quantum-secure communication networks based on solid-state single-photon emitters."

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

And even through the children’s laughter there’s this insidious silence that underscores everything; then again, maybe the silence was always there, and I’m only just noticing it now.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman