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underscore

[uhn-der-skawr, -skohr, uhn-der-skawr, -skohr, uhn-der-skawr, -skohr] / ˈʌn dərˌskɔr, -ˌskoʊr, ˌʌn dərˈskɔr, -ˈskoʊr, ˈʌn dərˌskɔr, -ˌskoʊr /


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"They underscore why it is so important to move beyond treating Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders as a single population."

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

Fight choreography was made to look more like brawling, with Chau noting performers dialed back “strong shapes, motions and lines” into characters that are “a little bit more broken down” to underscore the noir aesthetic.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

The varied reactions to recent earnings reports underscore the market’s broader indecision.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Key details: The details of the GDP report underscore just how robust it was.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

Every now and then Ted pops in to watch with me, pausing the video to underscore a particularly dramatic moment: “See how she’s working around the vase? That’s an accident waiting to happen. ”

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

This underscores the absurdity of labeling fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction in the first place.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2026

And that efficiency underscores the opportunity for long-term investors when the housing market perks up.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

A search for one man’s remains underscores the staggering humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where thousands of bodies are trapped beneath millions of tons of rubble.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

The closeness of the race only underscores one of El-Sayed’s challenges going ahead: reuniting a fractured party after a bitter primary campaign.

From Slate Aug. 5, 2026

His memory underscores some differences in how the children saw their parents, and the strife.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

In recent days, rising long-term government borrowing costs—and a sudden reversal Wednesday after the Treasury announced plans to buy back more long-term debt—have underscored the stakes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

But the coordinated attacks also underscored the vulnerability of the United States’ water facilities, prompting some obvious questions as to what the federal government has been doing, is presently doing, and perhaps should be doing.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

My own visits to provincial cities and towns in recent years have underscored how some local Taliban officials try to find pragmatic solutions.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The new head coach underscored that it can be easy for impulse and emotion to take over, but uplifting one another and letting mistakes refine you rather than define you is integral to success.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

One moment in the game underscored this for me more than any other.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

Messages arrived from around the world, underscoring an impact that extended far beyond Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Chinese companies are major players in the mining sector, underscoring Beijing's outsized economic influence in the country.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, U.S. crude stocks fell by 7.2 million barrels last week, a much larger decline than the 600,000 barrels analysts expected, underscoring tightening physical supply.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Double sauce is not necessary, but I like a little indulgence underscoring the practicality of a packable meal.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

But we were reaffirming and underscoring those original concerns, many of which had gone by the wayside.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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