underscore
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Labor advocates who have studied pesticide regulation say the oversight gaps and failures to impose stiffer fines underscore the need for more vigilant enforcement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
The moves underscore the challenge for investors and analysts in identifying how the latest advancements, setbacks and regulatory developments in AI will affect swaths of markets and the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The findings also underscore the risks of assigning identities to extinct animals primarily from their physical appearance.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
“These findings underscore the difficulty of making an initial enrollment decision in Medicare,” the study said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Ben Franklin’s autobiography was punched up after his death to underscore his rise from obscurity.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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"This scientific breakthrough underscores the power of research to redefine what we thought was possible and advance new approaches to cancer treatment," said Sreekala Bajwa, dean of the agricultural college.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
Historically, underscores hasn’t written much about her personal life, opting for conceptual work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
But experts said ProPublica’s data analysis, along with stories about delays in ectopic care, underscores the need to find out what is driving the deaths.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
That divergence underscores where the market is tightest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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
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Analyst Matthew Martin said ADP's data underscored "the strength of the labor market."
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
More recent cases have underscored just how complicated the situation can become.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Ahead of the meeting, rhetoric from Washington and Beijing has underscored only deepening acrimony and distrust over their rush to dominate the technological frontier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
ChangXin Memory Technologies’ results, the first since its Shanghai listing last month, underscored the rapid rise of the Hefei-based company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Valid or not, Mary Jane’s conspiracy theories underscored how invested the family was in Reggie’s mission, something he professed to want so badly himself.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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The review's authors raised concerns about possible metabolic effects, underscoring that questions about appetite and glucose regulation are distinct from the original claim about DNA damage.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Jacobs’ attorneys released a statement underscoring that the NFL is reviewing his case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
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 full S&P 500’s forward P/E has declined to 20 from 22.2 at the end of 2025, underscoring how this bull market has been driven by profit increases.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 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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