underlie
Example Sentences
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Taken together, the reports could offer a clearer picture of the strength of the world's largest economy amid concerns about underlying weakness.
From BBC
There’s a paradox, however, in looking for the software sector to support a market which is itself supported by an underlying faith in the artificial- intelligence-investment boom.
From Barron's
It is not known what evidence the federal government used to show probable cause for the raid because the underlying affidavit was sealed.
From Salon
The company reported an underlying replacement cost profit—a similar metric to net income that U.S. oil companies report—of $1.54 billion for the fourth quarter.
The biggest risk of a weaker-than-expected report stems from the way the Census Bureau processes data rather than underlying consumer demand.
From Barron's
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