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emphasize

[em-fuh-sahyz] / ˈɛm fəˌsaɪz /


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So do scribbly, charming drawings of a cat and studies of feet that emphasize grotesqueness.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Berceren is keen to emphasize that this isn’t simply an American phenomenon.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

An age, it bears adding, when X and Meta—Facebook and Instagram’s corporate owner—no longer emphasize stalwart moderation guardrails in the name of reducing “censorship” on their platforms.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

Researchers emphasize, however, that the system does not currently represent a threat.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

She says I only use it to emphasize my words.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

This approach emphasizes stability instead of speed and energy efficiency, helping explain why older adults may fatigue more quickly and also face a greater risk of falling.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

The diet emphasizes fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, nuts, and olive oil — and limiting foods like red meat, cheese and sugar.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

David Grutman, the Miami-based hospitality maven, emphasizes having a sizable stake in businesses he is involved with.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Plus, as Poulos emphasizes, “Nobody cares how many cameras a show is shot with if it’s funny.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

It doesn’t surprise me that she’s not watching the news, which always emphasizes the gloom and doom.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Fellow Author Dr Phil Bierwirth, a retired environmental geoscientist affiliated with the ANU Emeritus Faculty, emphasized that the study does not establish a direct cause-and-effect relationship.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

The solicitor general, in the appeal to the Supreme Court, also emphasized the security aspects of the project.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

However, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has repeatedly emphasized that GPUs are better for AI workloads than custom ASICs, arguing that Nvidia has built a comprehensive compute platform beyond just chips.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

But compared to other Western democracies, as researchers have emphasized, there’s room to catch up.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

She emphasized the name more than anything else.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Instead, genetic studies of archaeological remains from Europe and the Americas have uncovered evidence of multiple treponemal diseases in ancient populations, emphasizing how complex the evolutionary history of these pathogens may be.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

Chesney has continuously stressed the importance of engaging different groups, emphasizing the size of UCLA’s alumni base and needing the school’s football team to be present among different communities.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Blue Owl Capital is aggressively emphasizing its transition to a multi-strategy alternative assets manager as it grapples with investor withdrawals from some of its direct-lending vehicles and investments in software businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

When Stewart pressed her on the president’s fixation, Collins defended her record, emphasizing that she refuses to serve only one political audience.

From Salon Jul. 29, 2026

Finally—I have no idea how much time has passed—I hear Mr. Stanley emphasizing a point.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell




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