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emphasis

[em-fuh-sis] / ˈɛm fə sɪs /


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The community’s emphasis on forgiveness—“the worst sin of all,” says Nash, “is to be unforgiving”—makes Hercule’s task of assigning blame more difficult.

From The Wall Street Journal

His crisp diction and impeccable emphasis make every line ring out.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But we believe that the emphasis on real rates being significantly negative indicates that the BOJ now considers the lower range of the neutral rate to be above 1%.”

From Barron's

“But we believe that the emphasis on real rates being significantly negative indicates that the BOJ now considers the lower range of the neutral rate to be above 1%.”

From Barron's

The details of the argument are unclear — and some friends said too much emphasis had been placed on the incident.

From Los Angeles Times