underlie
Example Sentences
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This gap, the researchers say, may point to underlying disease that would otherwise go unnoticed.
From Science Daily
There are no approved drugs that can slow or reverse the underlying cartilage damage.
From Science Daily
Regulation has evolved in response, but the underlying tension has never been resolved.
Some observers have drawn attention to possible underlying factors on the network.
From BBC
Now, researchers at Case Western Reserve University have identified a specific biological pathway that contributes to the underlying damage caused by the disease.
From Science Daily
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