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underscore

[uhn-der-skawr, -skohr, uhn-der-skawr, -skohr, uhn-der-skawr, -skohr] / ˈʌn dərˌskɔr, -ˌskoʊr, ˌʌn dərˈskɔr, -ˈskoʊr, ˈʌn dərˌskɔr, -ˌskoʊr /


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"They underscore why it is so important to move beyond treating Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders as a single population."

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

But the rare snippets of dialogue that underscore these ideas are cringemaking.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Launched in 2019, the Taycan was supposed to underscore the Stuttgart-based group's embarkment on a major shift away from combustion engines.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

And your own conversations with colleagues, friends and family might underscore a difficult environment for people looking for work.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

I feel like I'm supposed to make some comment to underscore the ridiculousness of it all, but honestly?

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

For some, the focus on trans rights is a reason to step back from Pride; for others, it underscores why events like Sparkle matter.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

That defiance underscores the central gamble of Washington’s strategy.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

This underscores the absurdity of labeling fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction in the first place.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2026

That jump underscores the role of internships as test drives for real jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

His memory underscores some differences in how the children saw their parents, and the strife.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

But the coordinated attacks also underscored the vulnerability of the United States’ water facilities, prompting some obvious questions as to what the federal government has been doing, is presently doing, and perhaps should be doing.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

The fatal accident underscored just how narrow the distance between traffic and the cliff’s edge has become and marks the latest driving incident associated with steep roads in Santa Cruz County.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Those results have underscored the material's potential for next-generation semiconductor systems.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

That fact, he said, underscored the power of the five major players that the merger could strengthen.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

As a result, they were making startling discoveries that only underscored the constraints faced by their American colleagues.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The company's data centre division alone generated $89bn last quarter, up 117% from a year ago, underscoring just how much of the industry now depends on Nvidia's hardware.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

The yearly increase in the cost of materials for industrial construction surged to a postpandemic high of 5.3% in July, underscoring the immense push to build more data centers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Cameras installed on British naval drones sent data to an internet address in China, U.K. officials said, underscoring the vulnerability of military supply chains to Chinese parts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Messages arrived from around the world, underscoring an impact that extended far beyond Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Neutron stars would not be detected until 1967 and hard evidence of black holes not found until the twenty-first century, underscoring Oppenheimer’s achievement and the tragedy of his curiously unfulfilled career.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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