emphasis
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A likely contributing factor: an emphasis on profit over safety.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026
They contributed to a new standard of elaborate, hours-long concerts with more emphasis on choreography, pyrotechnics, costume changes and technology to wow audiences.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
Steve Whelan, a coach working in St Albans with nearly three decades of experience, agrees that the system places too much emphasis on winning at a young age.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
Analysts believe Apple will place increased emphasis on its premium products for less price-sensitive consumers.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
The traditional historiographical emphasis on the new physics assumes that the mathematization of the world began in the seventeenth century.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing emphasis
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 31-40
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 2
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