underlie

Example Sentences

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Friday’s report also incorporated an annual update to population figures underlying the unemployment rate and other measures.

From The Wall Street Journal

But simply tearing down a statue or tearing down an empty building doesn’t change this underlying system.

From Salon

He adds that identifying these precursor conditions early may allow doctors to treat underlying diseases sooner and potentially prevent cancer from developing.

From Science Daily

Needed: the most that we would pay for that near-term straddle, with the price of the straddle expressed as a percentage of the underlying stock price.

From MarketWatch

The new drug zorevunersen is administered into the spine via an infusion and works by managing the underlying cause in most cases - a faulty gene affecting the brain.

From BBC