underlying
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Another plumber may identify the underlying issue or recommend a solution.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Perps can also look similar to total return swaps, which similarly move up and down in price based on the price of an underlying asset.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
The Bank of Japan is widely expected to raise interest rates this month to mitigate the burden of rising costs as policymakers grow more worried that the fallout from the conflict will accelerate underlying inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
In young people, the underlying cause can either be genetic or acquired in some way - after an infection or an allergic reaction to medication, for example.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The underlying assumption of this position was most openly acknowledged by Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina—namely, that “South Carolina and Georgia cannot do without slaves.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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