emphasis
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The company’s global strategy turns on Farley’s emphasis to no longer make “boring” vehicles, which for now has left it without the budget-friendly small sedans and SUVs it used to give priority to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The Bay Area expansion team, led by head coach Natalie Nakase and known for its emphasis on defense, is just in its second season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Borthwick has precious little time in camp with his squad before the Wallabies come to town, putting even more emphasis on established players, and established combinations.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
In the past he focused on maximum lifts, but the emphasis now is on higher repetitions with moderate weight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
“Looks like the away team really puts an emphasis on bulking up.”
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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Still, Treuer admits, “there is a movement from the local to the quasi-universal through the three books, the same mixture in all three, just with different emphases on historical, reported and memoiristic material.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
The show’s photos, predominantly in black and white, document these dramatic emphases as revealed by the stances and gestures of Graham and her dedicated group of women.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Their language and emphases may be different, but the diagnosis is the same.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025
By strict definition, "classical education" refers to a series of liberal arts emphases on subjects like grammar, logic, rhetoric and math.
From Salon ● May 31, 2022
Its emphases vary according to my own indifferences and ignorance as well as according to my own sympathies and knowledge.
From Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations by J. Frank (James Frank) Dobie
Vocabulary lists containing emphasis
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 31-40
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 2
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