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She imbues the sentence with a staccato rhythm to underline her no-shortcuts approach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
"Our findings show a clear association, but they also underline an important point: not everything that happens during GLP-1 treatment is necessarily caused by the treatment itself."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Press conferences on consecutive days underline her message: “strong demand for more compute,” “AI is incredibly good for the world,” and “memory is overall supply-constrained.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Environment Secretary Angela Eagle said the figures "underline the need for wholesale change across the water sector".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The sound of the cicada only served to underline the enormous silence.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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Instead, her commitment to stay until 2029 underlines the strength of her relationship with the FA and her team.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
In response, he underlines his past human rights work in conflict zones such as Rwanda.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
That underlines a danger in seeking outreach to Moscow, said Slawomir Debski, a former adviser to the Polish government and a visiting professor of strategy and international relations at the College of Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
His meetings can last anywhere between 90 minutes and two hours, which naturally tests players' focus levels, but underlines the amount of detail they need to take on board.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Vincent writes in response: “That’s a really good one, about Bague,” and underlines it three times.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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Yount underlined it before for Game 1, when he walked out for the first pitch wearing one of Uecker’s glorious car-salesman plaid blazers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Still, it further underlined his status as the premier run-getter across all kinds of international cricket.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
The leaders also underlined their "intent to deepen bilateral and multilateral cooperation" on defence and security, the joint statement said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
"Both underlined the growing need to ensure the safety and well-being of children in the rapidly evolving digital sphere," Metsola's office said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Keep your eye on the underlined words—those are the wolves being singled out of the pack: • Only the butler says he saw the murder.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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"It is not possible to think that one will play 60 games and the other none," he said, underlining the need to keep his squad involved and motivated.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday became the third big German carmaker to cut its outlook for the year on tough conditions in China, underlining the scale of the crisis facing the industry.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
The AI investment boom has lifted the British economy, underlining the technology’s potential to drive growth beyond the U.S. and east Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Last year, the government allowed private firms to build and operate atomic power projects, underlining a push for alternative energy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
"Sailor, this is serious business," he replied, underlining each word with his tone.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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