underlying
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Screening programmes, where healthy people's hearts aged 14-35 are tested to look for dangerous underlying issues, have found that around one in 300 could be affected.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
At this thickness, the metal undergoes a transition from a strained state caused by the underlying material to a more relaxed atomic arrangement.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
That narrative was always more wishcasting than the underlying electoral reality suggested.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
When they go up this quickly, it’s often more about a frenzy among investors than underlying economic fundamentals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The underlying color was dark, almost black, but the surface was paler, as if it had been ground down or worn by crushing.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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