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[uhn-der-lahyn, uhn-der-lahyn, uhn-der-lahyn] / ˈʌn dərˌlaɪn, ˌʌn dərˈlaɪn, ˈʌn dərˌlaɪn /


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She imbues the sentence with a staccato rhythm to underline her no-shortcuts approach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

"Our findings show a clear association, but they also underline an important point: not everything that happens during GLP-1 treatment is necessarily caused by the treatment itself."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Press conferences on consecutive days underline her message: “strong demand for more compute,” “AI is incredibly good for the world,” and “memory is overall supply-constrained.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

As if to underline this, only seven signings of £40m or more were made this summer by European clubs, from another on the continent, all by Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

But even she insisted, “I want you to underline in red that it was the cherished dream of the girls to liberate the land, but none of us wanted to fight—to kill.”

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

"This latest abuse once again underlines the need for fundamental reform of these institutions," he told reporters at Stormont.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

The willingness of musical A-listers to work on GTA underlines the commercial and promotional power of one of the best-selling video game franchises in history.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

In response, he underlines his past human rights work in conflict zones such as Rwanda.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

That underlines a danger in seeking outreach to Moscow, said Slawomir Debski, a former adviser to the Polish government and a visiting professor of strategy and international relations at the College of Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Vincent writes in response: “That’s a really good one, about Bague,” and underlines it three times.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

There is a feeling that during that three-game period, there was not enough progress, particularly in terms of team structure - underlined by the fact they conceded eight goals.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

However Benner underlined that the investment in Georgia has not yet been signed off by all the relevant bodies within the Volkswagen group.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

The leaders also underlined their "intent to deepen bilateral and multilateral cooperation" on defence and security, the joint statement said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Archie Gray: Decent effort but getting sucked into making a tackle he didn't need to on Cunha underlined his inexperience.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

He had even underlined some passages, one of them so hard that his pencil had almost gone through the paper: But hard as he tried, he could not save his friends.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

The AI investment boom has lifted the British economy, underlining the technology’s potential to drive growth beyond the U.S. and east Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Only two summer signings - Jackson and goalkeeper Zion Suzuki - started the draw at Hull and Taylor Harwood-Bellis was left out of the squad, underlining the situation Emery must deal with.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Several agreements on health, transport and energy will be signed on the second day of the visit on Monday, according to a French presidential official, underlining the strength of the Paris-Riyadh relationship.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

Last year, the government allowed private firms to build and operate atomic power projects, underlining a push for alternative energy.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

The sea retreats to the horizon, underlining the sky in a dark band of blue.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García


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