underlying

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Up-and-down oil prices can temporarily exaggerate underlying trends in inflation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

I hand each reporter one of two A.I.-generated research reports on collagen supplements—same underlying studies, same data, different framing.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

"Treatment for IBS patients should focus on identifying the underlying causes and using the safest, evidence-based options available rather than relying on a single class of medications for long-term management," Rezaie said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

World Athletics said allowing the athletes to transfer their nationality "would impinge upon and compromise the imperatives underlying the World Athletics eligibility rules and transfer of allegiance regulations".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Conversely, Europe, in its rush toward political and economic unity today, will have to devote much thought to how to avoid dismantling the underlying reason behind its successes of the last five centuries.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond