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Helping to underscore the sense of panic, Treasury yields dropped, even as oil prices continued higher.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2026
Its individual projections underscore the growing divide between AI winners and the rest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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
The researchers say these differences underscore the need to investigate cardiovascular prevention strategies that account for both sex and stage of life.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 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
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"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
It also underscores the scientific importance of the Zhenghe Fauna, a fossil assemblage that is helping researchers investigate a poorly understood period in bird evolution.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Smith’s experience underscores an important point: Going without a car isn’t necessarily about giving up something.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 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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But a high reading for consumer-price inflation on Thursday underscored the notion that a rate increase may be in store for December.
From MarketWatch ● 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 Ugandan health minister said the recent cases meant the risk had not ended and further underscored the need to "remain vigilant".
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The European Central Bank has authorized the takeover of Germany's Commerzbank AG by UniCredit, the Italian bank said Thursday, calling it an "important milestone" that underscored confidence in its bid.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
“God is hearing every word,” the preacher underscored her plea.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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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
Her research found that large Olympic visitor numbers do not necessarily translate into higher museum attendance, underscoring the importance of local audiences and programming before and beyond the competitions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Shares of CoreWeave tumbled more than 15% while some of the bonds it issued earlier this year dropped to fresh lows in the secondary market, underscoring investor concerns about its credit quality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 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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