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Those items underscore the importance of local election results, and will “remain relevant after election day, regardless of which party gains seats” in Congress, Lerner wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
A robust reading would underscore views that the world’s second-largest economy remains resilient despite headwinds from trade frictions and the energy shock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
British King Charles landed in Guyana on Thursday as part of a Caribbean tour, looking to underscore the climate crisis while facing pressure to apologize for Britain's hand in slavery.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
He said the latest findings underscore the need for larger studies examining the different states cancer cells can adopt and how treatments might be tailored to target them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Ben Franklin’s autobiography was punched up after his death to underscore his rise from obscurity.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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Morgan Stanley’s call underscores how demand for electricity, turbocharged by the artificial intelligence-boom, is spurring more activity in renewables and making them more appealing to investors.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
The escalation is further squeezing global energy supply chains, and underscores the threat drones now pose in the wars in Ukraine and the Persian Gulf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
"That he does so at will with little opposition underscores how unassailable his position is at the moment."
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Speaking at a news conference Monday touting the city’s crime drop, Bass said the racial disparities among homicides underscores the importance of prevention and intervention programs, including the mayor’s Gang Reduction and Youth Development initiative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 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 New York Times’ reporting into Megaspeed late last month underscored the broader challenge of keeping advanced Nvidia chips out of China despite U.S. restrictions on their sale to the parties operating in the country.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026
Much of their off-field success has been underscored by industry-leading commercial deals, as well as strong matchday revenue.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Economic data on Thursday underscored that the U.S. economy keeps powering along — despite higher borrowing costs — in no small part because of the artificial-intelligence spending boom.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
The paralysis was underscored Sunday evening as President Emmanuel Macron delivered a televised address that condemned the violence but was vague about what measures the government would take to stop it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
One line was underscored several times: “The knowledge will change him.”
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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Japan spent a record $50 billion in one day during July to prop up the yen, underscoring an aggressive intervention campaign that included rare joint action with the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
The discovery adds another species to the Amazon's remarkable biological diversity while underscoring the need to protect habitats that scientists have barely begun to explore.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
Every 90 seconds, an electric three-wheeler rolls off the production line at an Indian factory, underscoring a transformation that has made the country the largest market for battery-powered auto rickshaws.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
The land grab puts the property in the same league as Florida mega-compounds owned by Ken Griffin and Jeff Bezos, underscoring the flood of extreme wealth pouring into the Gulf Coast enclave.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 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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