emphasis
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The new emphasis on energy security also favors Canadian oil and gas companies, said Robotti.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
But the emphasis is on everyone to chip in and I would also reinforce one of the points I made in this column last season, about the importance of defending properly too.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Mr. Diamond’s emphasis on common benchmarks for success—a country’s economic growth, a corporation’s profits—leaves unexplored the possibility that each unique leader might harbor his or her own criterion of achievement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
For Thales, AI has become increasingly important to its defence business, particularly as governments worldwide place greater emphasis on autonomous systems.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
When reciting its texts, one raised and lowered one’s voice to replicate the natural pauses provided by commas and periods, stopping for emphasis or to take on a questioning tone.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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The show’s photos, predominantly in black and white, document these dramatic emphases as revealed by the stances and gestures of Graham and her dedicated group of women.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
An agency spokesperson told ProPublica it is not unusual for the institute to publish directors’ letters with grant applications, and that this one informs readers “about this Administration’s thematic emphases in the semi-quincentennial year.”
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
“Coming to work, being humble and understanding that we haven’t done much,” McCain said of the defense’s emphases.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2022
"We need unity among free marketeers. Kemi and Suella Braverman set out convincing programmes, with differing emphases, for change," Lord Frost said.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2022
Study it so sympathetically that you can follow its hints, and make its emphases.
From Literature in the Elementary School by Porter Lander MacClintock
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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