underlying
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As a result, a 25% gain in the underlying index might produce a credited return of only 10% to 12% once those caps, participation rates and policy expenses are applied, advisers said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026
Like Snowflake, Databricks provides the underlying layer for storing and organizing data in the cloud.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
Researchers found age and underlying conditions, such as heart or kidney disease, increase the risk of death.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
Just as importantly, it provides a deeper understanding of the underlying physics.
From Science Daily • Jun. 16, 2026
Quite the opposite: that all that extra information isn’t actually an advantage at all; that, in fact, you need to know very little to find the underlying signature of a complex phenomenon.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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