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The findings underscore a fundamental principle of sleep biology: Rest is not simply a period when the brain switches off.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
While most of the nation’s 64 million Medicare recipients will have plenty of options, some changes underscore the importance of shopping during open enrollment.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Micron Technology may be about to steal Nvidia’s thunder and underscore its increasing relevance to the broader stock market.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026
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
I feel like I'm supposed to make some comment to underscore the ridiculousness of it all, but honestly?
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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This underscores what has now become the biggest investment risk for Apple shareholders, in Martin’s view.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
"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
The release of new wearables underscores how one of the world’s largest tech companies is barreling forward in the AI race even as tech workers and politicians call for the industry to slow down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
“This incident underscores the need for additional funding to modernize aging infrastructure and prevent disruptions like this in the future,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
In addition to the ready perspective it offers on relative risk, the safety index underscores the obvious fact that every activity carries some risk.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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The event underscored that even as Tesla pursued affordable EVs for everyone, it still had the chops to offer high-end ones, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 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
Policymakers also underscored the need to stay vigilant to the potential spillover of the semiconductor boom into inflation via the wealth effect as wages go up and consumers spend more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The message was underscored when the West Coast’s most prominent “future book” wagering operator, who was based in San Francisco, rated Seabiscuit above Rosemont for the hundred-grander.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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"Although increases in cancer in younger adults are concerning, the absolute burden remains far higher in older adults, underscoring the public health and clinical importance of studying risk factors across all ages," they conclude.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
This exceeded the peak temperatures of previously strong El Nino events of 1982/1983, 1997/1998 and 2015/2016, "underscoring the exceptional intensity of the current El Nino", the EU monitor said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
As development continues to expand in the Inland Empire, it’s likely that contact between humans and donkeys will continue to increase, underscoring the importance of better understanding and managing this unique population.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Google on Tuesday struck a new long-term deal with Constellation Energy, underscoring that obtaining enough power remains a critical issue for major artificial-intelligence players.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 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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