underscores

Example Sentences

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The complaint underscores the rising threat of terrorist attacks plotted by overseas groups as the war in Iran continues.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The ongoing battle to define who may use the San Marzano name underscores the importance of food branding at every level.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"This result underscores the feasibility of integrating QD single-photon sources into stable and field-deployable time-bin QKD systems, marking an important step toward scalable, quantum-secure communication networks based on solid-state single-photon emitters."

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

That is a beautiful chart, but a close look underscores not only the volatility of the semiconductor industry, but the varying cycles within Micron’s niche — computer memory chips.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

In addition to the ready perspective it offers on relative risk, the safety index underscores the obvious fact that every activity carries some risk.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos