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underscore

[uhn-der-skawr, -skohr, uhn-der-skawr, -skohr, uhn-der-skawr, -skohr] / ˈʌn dərˌskɔr, -ˌskoʊr, ˌʌn dərˈskɔr, -ˈskoʊr, ˈʌn dərˌskɔr, -ˌskoʊr /


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The findings, published on Aug. 19, 2026, in Science Advances, underscore the importance of understanding how long Earth microbes can persist in extreme lunar environments.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

Copyright laws also underscore the premium we place on originality by granting creators – and even their heirs – long periods of exclusive rights for books, music and other artistic works.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

Launched in 2019, the Taycan was supposed to underscore the Stuttgart-based group's embarkment on a major shift away from combustion engines.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Our travel columnist Dawn Gilberton’s experience in Lisbon and relatively smooth sailing in Paris and Rome this month underscore the crapshoot travelers face under the European Union’s new automated border-control system.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Every now and then Ted pops in to watch with me, pausing the video to underscore a particularly dramatic moment: “See how she’s working around the vase? That’s an accident waiting to happen. ”

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

This underscores the absurdity of labeling fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction in the first place.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2026

But they’re having a moment and “Union County” underscores why some work as well as they do.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

And that efficiency underscores the opportunity for long-term investors when the housing market perks up.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

The substantial commitment underscores GM’s push to avoid a repeat of the severe shortages that have dogged the industry in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

And even through the children’s laughter there’s this insidious silence that underscores everything; then again, maybe the silence was always there, and I’m only just noticing it now.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

But the coordinated attacks also underscored the vulnerability of the United States’ water facilities, prompting some obvious questions as to what the federal government has been doing, is presently doing, and perhaps should be doing.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

That music accompanies us from birth to death is underscored by the giant guitar-case-shaped casket, “For a Musician,” produced by Ghanaian artist Paa Joe in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

The new head coach underscored that it can be easy for impulse and emotion to take over, but uplifting one another and letting mistakes refine you rather than define you is integral to success.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

The hostility underscored a widening gulf between legacy networks and a growing ecosystem of independent digital outlets that many young Indians increasingly turn to for news.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

But I can hear everything: the defeated whimpers of Kelton’s parents, underscored by dozens of scurrying feet that squeak, click, and scuff against the hardwood floor.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

California’s latest victim of a deadly rattlesnake bite has emerged, and it’s not a human but a black jaguar living in a Central Valley sanctuary, underscoring the dangers of rattlesnake poisonings this year.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

The company's data centre division alone generated $89bn last quarter, up 117% from a year ago, underscoring just how much of the industry now depends on Nvidia's hardware.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Exports in June topped 100,000 units for the first time, underscoring the carmaker’s increasing reliance on overseas markets for growth as China’s auto market, the world’s largest, slows.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The yearly increase in the cost of materials for industrial construction surged to a postpandemic high of 5.3% in July, underscoring the immense push to build more data centers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Neutron stars would not be detected until 1967 and hard evidence of black holes not found until the twenty-first century, underscoring Oppenheimer’s achievement and the tragedy of his curiously unfulfilled career.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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