- present participle of underlie.
underlying
Example Sentences
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For economists and policymakers, the producer-price index report is noteworthy mostly because some of its underlying figures are used to calculate the Fed’s preferred inflation metric, the price index of personal-consumption expenditures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
More outreach is needed to teach at-risk populations about brain health and tackling underlying chronic diseases that contribute to risks for cognitive decline, AARP’s Rodriguez said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
If this trade is left unhedged, an investor who has sold yen can benefit from both dollar appreciation and gains on the underlying investments, such as U.S. tech stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
He says the underlying physics was first shown in simple models decades ago and has appeared repeatedly since.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
It is not, however, a technology in any real sense, since it does not involve measures directed at the underlying mechanism of disease.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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