stress
Example Sentences
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Deputy Welsh Language Commissioner Osian Llywelyn said the condition would be lawful, but stressed language cannot override statutory requirements like prioritising homeless applicants.
From BBC
UN experts, including the special rapporteur on human rights for Iran Mai Sato, stress that internet restrictions and widespread detentions make it "impossible to determine the true scale of the violent crackdown" at this stage.
From BBC
Experts stress that prevention is the most effective and affordable strategy to reduce cardiovascular disease.
From Science Daily
Barrot stressed that the drone could never have posed any real threat to the vessel.
From Barron's
Spoljaric stressed that under international law, "civilians, the wounded and others not -- or no longer -- taking part in the fighting must be protected".
From Barron's
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