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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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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

Here I underscore that 2027 begins in 11 weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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

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

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

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

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

Valid or not, Mary Jane’s conspiracy theories underscored how invested the family was in Reggie’s mission, something he professed to want so badly himself.

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

"Grocery-store inflation accelerated notably after a string of quiescent readings, underscoring the lags between energy price shocks and nonenergy consumer prices."

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 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

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

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

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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