underlying

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Fish that showed a stronger brain-wide pattern tended to be more social overall, suggesting that the neural signal reflects an individual's underlying social drive.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

“While policy and geopolitical uncertainty remain, underlying price trends are stabilizing and the broader economic environment continues to support steady growth and improving market breadth,” notes Jason Vaillancourt, Columbia Threadneedle’s chief portfolio officer.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

“What I’m most interested in is what’s the underlying inflation rate, not what’s the one-time change in prices because of a change in geopolitics or a change in beef,” Warsh told lawmakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Those summaries typically present results in broad categories such as “excellent health” or “within normal limits,” rather than providing detailed underlying data.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

First, as Owen and Lyell pored through the fossils, they found an underlying pattern in the specimens.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee