emphasize
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“While some advisers emphasize this approach, it is not how many advisory relationships are structured today.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
The researchers emphasize that surviving is not the same as thriving.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
But he’s just singing better than ever — the falsetto wouldn’t hide flaws, it would just emphasize them.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
He continues by "mewing," a TikTok trend where people suck in their cheeks and point a finger at their jawline to emphasize their chiseled features.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Now, she pulled it twice, once and then again to emphasize her words.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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But his performance still emphasizes full-bodied emoting as much as his dialogue delivery, if not more.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
Jonathan Pidluzny, the Education Department’s deputy chief of staff, doesn’t ignore the sticks but emphasizes carrots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The diet emphasizes fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, nuts, and olive oil — and limiting foods like red meat, cheese and sugar.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
This approach emphasizes stability instead of speed and energy efficiency, helping explain why older adults may fatigue more quickly and also face a greater risk of falling.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Cordelia and Grace graduate and go elsewhere; Cordelia, it’s rumored, to St. Sebastian’s, a private school for girls, Grace to a high school farther north which emphasizes math.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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Braham also emphasized the importance of learning how to command a stage—even before crowds were clamoring for Dean to perform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
She also emphasized that AI should not replace human teachers.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
They emphasized the first syllable: ROCKola, like “broccoli.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Merrill emphasized it’s important to communicate that “in-person care is restricted,” but that people are still accessing pills by mail.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Her paleness was emphasized by the fact that she was wearing no lipstick at all.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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“Coordination, not subordination,” Sheinbaum said Friday, reiterating a motto emphasizing that Mexico will not relinquish its sovereignty in response to U.S. pressure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Instead, genetic studies of archaeological remains from Europe and the Americas have uncovered evidence of multiple treponemal diseases in ancient populations, emphasizing how complex the evolutionary history of these pathogens may be.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Blue Owl Capital is aggressively emphasizing its transition to a multi-strategy alternative assets manager as it grapples with investor withdrawals from some of its direct-lending vehicles and investments in software businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
When Stewart pressed her on the president’s fixation, Collins defended her record, emphasizing that she refuses to serve only one political audience.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
After a brief mention of the building, he turned to the action in Vietnam, emphasizing that the air strikes had been made necessary by the North Vietnamese torpedo boat attacks.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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