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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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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

The buzz among the world’s financial-policy elite underscores how AI and the companies behind it have become deeply entwined with almost the entire global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Pullbacks are the admission price for participating in longer-term market appreciation. This underscores the importance of staying aligned with the primary trend rather than short-term turbulence,” he says.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

It underscores the dangers of mob mentality and the manosphere, while also emphasizing that despite all of the progress LGBTQ+ people have made, they are still in serious peril.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Specialty eggs and prepared foods accounted for more than half of Cal-Maine’s net sales during the recent quarter, which Miller said underscores progress the company has made in broadening its business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 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

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

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has underscored the push to better ties with Moscow by welcoming Russia’s finance minister to a G-20 summit in North Carolina in late August and early September.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The event underscored that even as Tesla pursued affordable EVs for everyone, it still had the chops to offer high-end ones, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

But as Trump showed Xi around the National Archives in Washington -- home to the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution -- it underscored that the summit was more about spectacle than substance.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

Indeed, even to be seriously considered by Nature underscored the real-world applications of this new generation of neuroscience.

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

Total volumes rose 17% in Asia Pacific, underscoring the region’s appetizing growth prospects for the sector.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

This exceeded the peak temperatures of previously strong El Nino events of 1982/1983, 1997/1998 and 2015/2016, "underscoring the exceptional intensity of the current El Nino", the EU monitor said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

As development continues to expand in the Inland Empire, it’s likely that contact between humans and donkeys will continue to increase, underscoring the importance of better understanding and managing this unique population.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Google on Tuesday struck a new long-term deal with Constellation Energy, underscoring that obtaining enough power remains a critical issue for major artificial-intelligence players.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 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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