emphasize
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Although core inflation continues to accelerate, the central bank is likely to emphasize that inflation generated by global AI demand is externally driven and doesn’t necessarily indicate that Taiwan’s domestic economy is overheating, Citi said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
It’s hard to determine, publishing professionals emphasize, why one might get turned down or why a new book slips by unnoticed, unreviewed or unpromoted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Hillary wasn’t Bill; her 2008 campaign took pains to emphasize their differences.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
The New York-based company wants to emphasize production instead of its traditional TV business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Teachers emphasize the value of a reflectiveness that opens a space between thinking and immediate action.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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Friedman emphasizes that some critics are concerned that a so-called BookTok phenomenon pushes literature toward consumerism and waters down literary quality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
He emphasizes that ”There were no failed auctions, no dealer balance sheet seizure, no forced unwinds.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
But his performance still emphasizes full-bodied emoting as much as his dialogue delivery, if not more.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
The title track, which emphasizes the rapper’s new level of stardom, is anchored by a gleaming flip of Linda Clifford’s “Never Gonna Stop,” just four notes circling in a bewitching loop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Gardullo emphasizes that it’s the sand that has protected the artifacts “‘that would have otherwise been lost to history.’”
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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The findings point to a potentially important connection between vitamin D and surgical pain, but the researchers emphasized several limitations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
On Thursday, Kazuyuki Masu emphasized the need for further tightening to complete monetary policy normalization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The 86-year-old designer, whose preppy aesthetic has influenced American style for decades, featured looks that emphasized his signature colors, navy blue and white.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Her attorney has emphasized that the investigation did not conclude Chavez-DeRemer violated federal law.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Historians have emphasized the several compromises the delegates in Philadelphia brokered to produce the constitutional consensus: the interest of large versus small states; federal versus state jurisdiction; the sectional bargain over slavery.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Zimmer’s interest in expanding kosher dining options at Harvard and emphasizing Jewish day school recruitment drew from his family’s experience at Brown, said people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Jacobs could recognize the architect’s hallmark design elements showcased in the home, explaining: “The house was living proof of Wright’s hallmark Usonian principle, emphasizing a close connection between a structure and its surrounding environment.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
The search for a father and his 14-year-old daughter following last month’s discovery of a dead infant in Monterey County has turned into a rescue operation, with authorities emphasizing that the teen is a victim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Now independent medical groups are stepping up with their own recommendations, emphasizing the shots are safe and people who are eligible should get them.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Poisonwood,” she added flatly, emphasizing the descending syllables as if she were equally tired of all three.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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