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emphasis

[em-fuh-sis] / ˈɛm fə sɪs /


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Invesco’s equal weight ETF puts the same emphasis on all tech stocks to avoid a scenario in which a few large companies dictate performance.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

He said "too much emphasis is placed on inflation".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Warfare is going through another transition, one placing new, if not central, emphasis on drones, networks, and A.I.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

“Not Suitable for Work,” premiering Tuesday on Hulu, is an amiable, sweet-tempered romantic ensemble comedy with a heftier than usual emphasis on professional ambition.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 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




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