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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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According to analysts, Cairo will use the summit to underscore its strategic autonomy, showing it can leverage its close ties with both Washington and Beijing.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

The UN's refugee agency continues to underscore the humanitarian principle that any return should be "voluntary, safe and dignified".

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

The findings, published on Aug. 19, 2026, in Science Advances, underscore the importance of understanding how long Earth microbes can persist in extreme lunar environments.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

Researchers said their findings underscore the importance of clearly communicating with the public when developing and implementing healthcare reforms.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 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

"Our study thus underscores the transformative role of breath-based interventions. The interplay between breathing and cardiac dynamics makes the brain more receptive to rewards," explains lead author Wenhao Huang, interpreting the results.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

The Kalshi episode underscores the growing compliance burden facing prediction markets as they attract more users and move closer to mainstream products.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

That defiance underscores the central gamble of Washington’s strategy.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Our critic praised the presentation, saying “‘The Ark’ underscores why humanity has always been enamored with the animal kingdom, and reminds us that our stewardship of it should be a labor of love.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 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

In a press release announcing the song in 2007, Hakim underscored his desire to try something new, sonically speaking.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Rodríguez underscored that it would bring more than $100 billion in investment, more than $209 billion in taxes, and thousands of jobs that would aid in rebuilding the country’s oil industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

The heightened nervousness was underscored by security guards blocking photographers and videojournalists from entering the hospital.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 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

One year later, the importance of the airplane to US defense was underscored when the Army Air Corps was elevated to the status of an independent branch of the military: the United States Air Force.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Jacobs’ attorneys released a statement underscoring that the NFL is reviewing his case.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

The company's data centre division alone generated $89bn last quarter, up 117% from a year ago, underscoring just how much of the industry now depends on Nvidia's hardware.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Exports in June topped 100,000 units for the first time, underscoring the carmaker’s increasing reliance on overseas markets for growth as China’s auto market, the world’s largest, slows.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The yearly increase in the cost of materials for industrial construction surged to a postpandemic high of 5.3% in July, underscoring the immense push to build more data centers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 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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