underlie

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Some analysts cautioned that the headline number in the payroll report was depressed by labor strikes in the healthcare sector, suggesting the underlying picture may be somewhat less dire.

From The Wall Street Journal

Friday’s report also incorporated an annual update to population figures underlying the unemployment rate and other measures.

From The Wall Street Journal

But simply tearing down a statue or tearing down an empty building doesn’t change this underlying system.

From Salon

He adds that identifying these precursor conditions early may allow doctors to treat underlying diseases sooner and potentially prevent cancer from developing.

From Science Daily

Needed: the most that we would pay for that near-term straddle, with the price of the straddle expressed as a percentage of the underlying stock price.

From MarketWatch