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underlie

[uhn-der-lahy] / ˌʌn dərˈlaɪ /


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Below are three compelling charts that highlight this underlying strength.

From Barron's

The eighth member of the group is now described by supporters as intermittently refusing to eat because of an underlying health condition.

From BBC

Those approximations were once unavoidable because the underlying equations are extraordinarily complex and demand massive computational resources.

From Science Daily

Crude futures settled higher on the day, but down in a week marked by geopolitical themes around Venezuela and Russia-Ukraine, while underlying concerns about oversupply kept sentiment bearish.

From The Wall Street Journal

The slope is steep and underlain by weak, heavily fractured bedrock, making it prone to failure.

From Science Daily