underlying

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So how much daily exercise and healthy eating people do alongside taking the medication, as well as support and advice offered, plus other underlying health issues.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Anyone who buys options is likely to struggle because the underlying security would have to move an extraordinary percentage for them to make money buying the calls or puts.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“That means coming to the table with real solutions that are as transformative as the underlying technology,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"This will in turn make it easier to identify the underlying causes that make the information disappear," he said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Alabama charges a 30 percent collection fee, and Florida allows private debt collectors to tack on a 40 percent surcharge to the underlying debt.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander