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Transfers are huge, but ESL and now this go to the very heart of what makes football the game it is and the structures that underpin it.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Paramount, in its statement, noted the European Commission’s conclusions “directly refute key assumptions that underpin the state AGs’ complaint seeking to block the transaction,” including whether big-budget or blockbuster films should be considered a market.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Some of that will be spent on the robotaxis and humanoid robots that underpin Tesla’s valuation, although progress has been slower than expected.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Large language models underpin chatbots and other artificial intelligence tools with their ability to crunch huge amounts of digital data.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
The AIG FP traders present were shocked by how little thought or analysis seemed to underpin the subprime mortgage machine: It was simply a bet that home prices would never fall.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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"Previously, no large language model had ever achieved a perfect score under the IMO's official judging process," the firm added, referring to the tech that underpins AI tools like chatbots.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The surprise release of a breakthrough artificial-intelligence model from China intensified a selloff in chip stocks on Friday, fueling concerns about competition in AI and massive corporate spending that underpins its build-out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
What underpins this is a determination to tear up two formulas that have long formed the backbone of how UK governments allocate money.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Our view that the Fed policy rate would ultimately move lower also underpins our constructive medium- to long-term outlook on gold, despite the near-term challenges it faces.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
It is quiet, and when the belling tower strikes the late hour, it doesn’t break the silence so much as it underpins it.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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Our customer service turnaround strategy, underpinned by significant investment, has been transformational.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Phil Salt's 70 from 44 deliveries underpinned England's 201-7, Sam Curran providing late impetus with an unbeaten 41 off 24 balls.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
“We continue to see value in LYC, underpinned by its strategic position as the largest ex-China producer of separated rare earths and growing downstream integration opportunities,” Macquarie says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Energy-sector earnings will be affected in coming months, but the stock market more broadly will be underpinned by the forecast for “robust double digit earnings growth,” he adds.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Despite all the resulting conflicts and contradictions, which remain with us still, it was the idea of discovery that made the new science, and the new set of intellectual values that underpinned it, possible.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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So if you accept the data underpinning momentum investing, and you are willing to take the long view, now is an excellent time to take a closer look.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Physical demand for the metal, particularly in China, and central bank buying are underpinning the gold market, say ANZ Research analysts in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The digital euro cannot be created without the rules underpinning the project being approved by the EU capitals and the European Parliament.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
The second order, on post-quantum cryptography, addresses a looming vulnerability: the rise of quantum computers powerful enough to unravel the public-key cryptography underpinning secure web browsing and blockchain networks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
In the recognition by Pythagoras and Plato that the Cosmos is knowable, that there is a mathematical underpinning to nature, they greatly advanced the cause of science.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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