emphases

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The difference was not just one of opposing political ideologies but of vastly different cultural and human emphases.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2024

And the difficulty of what he’s doing shouldn’t be understated: He’s not just repeating his part of the dialogue but replicating his pauses, cadence, emphases naturally and in sync with Hnath’s audio.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2023

The subtleties, the nuances, the different emphases of different countries, on a huge range of issues - and changing all the time.

From BBC • May 21, 2023

There were emphases on ballhandling, shooting from midrange, being aggressive, driving to the basket and finishing around the rim.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2023

This was founded upon the same basis 228 as the theory of Caccini, which condemned emphatically the indiscriminate employment of swelled tones, exclamatory emphases and other vocal devices.

From Some Forerunners of Italian Opera by Henderson, W. J. (William James)