underlying

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The 2027 final rates were boosted by several factors, including a a slightly higher estimate of the underlying cost of healthcare, which is used to help calculate insurers’ payments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The 22 clubs who have submitted their books for 2024-25 have lost a combined £317m, if you take into account Stoke's underlying numbers without the £90m written off loan.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

AI startups such as OpenAI and Anthropic could be better positioned to successfully implement FDEs, Luria added, due to these companies’ ability to hire top talent, along with their strong underlying software and engaged customers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Although only a small fraction of schizophrenia patients carry mutations in grin2a, the researchers suggest that dysfunction in this circuit may represent a shared mechanism underlying cognitive impairments in some patients.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

“We’ve put more than a hundred thousand more troops into the country over the last year, and there’s been no improvement. Things aren’t any better at all. That means the underlying situation is really worse!”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin