underlie
Example Sentences
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Supporters say an eighth member of the group is intermittently refusing to eat because of an underlying health condition.
From BBC
Excluding volatile trade and inventory swings, real final sales to private domestic purchasers rose 3%, indicating strong underlying demand.
From Barron's
It may also help scientists better understand how familiar classical behavior emerges from the underlying quantum world.
From Science Daily
Economists like to focus on a different GDP figure that omits trade, inventories and government spending to get a better sense of the underlying strength of the economy.
From MarketWatch
That suggests underlying demand from businesses and consumers remained solid.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
