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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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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

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

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

Its individual projections underscore the growing divide between AI winners and the rest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

He wanted to underscore the waste and immorality of the standard American diet.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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 upheaval underscores how L.A. franchises have become billion-dollar assets in a high-stakes arms race, in which owners chase media money, luxury arenas and global clout as fiercely as championships.

From Los Angeles Times ● 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

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

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

Throughout “Brief Lives of the Ancient World” the shortage, unreliability or absence of important knowledge is underscored.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

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

Each decisive battle in Europe and the Pacific further underscored the sharp decline of the remaining Axis Powers.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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

Cohere is led by Aidan Gomez, an AI researcher who co-authored a seminal paper that laid the foundations for modern AI systems, underscoring the role of the Canadian AI research ecosystem in the field's development.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 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

"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

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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