underlie
Example Sentences
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The new drug zorevunersen is administered into the spine via an infusion and works by managing the underlying cause in most cases - a faulty gene affecting the brain.
From BBC
“Is this derailing the underlying fundamentals? We think the answer is no.”
Excluding the impact in the previous year of Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour, the company reported underlying gross merchandise sales growth of 6% year over year.
It involves the entire joint, including joint fluid, underlying bone, ligaments, surrounding muscles, and even the nerves that control movement.
From Science Daily
Anyone can contract human metapneumovirus, but those who are immunocompromised or have other underlying medical conditions are at particular risk of developing severe disease — including pneumonia.
From Los Angeles Times
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