underlying

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“We continue to observe a meaningful disconnect between the public dialogue on private credit and the underlying trends in our portfolio,” Blue Owl executives wrote in a letter to fund investors Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"Looking ahead, there is a large degree of geopolitical uncertainty - but there is underlying resilience, particularly among first-time buyers."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Thursday’s swings in oil prices were the latest in a hair-trigger market in which traders have been glued to any new information, sparking moves with a scant relationship to the underlying disruption to physical supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

“We expect a progressive recovery in prepared foods, with volumes rebounding as capacity comes online and utilization improves, supported by steady underlying demand,” Miller said.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

She was unaccustomed to the Kabuli dialect of his Farsi, and to the underlying layer of Pashto accent, the language of his native Kandahar.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini