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underscore

[uhn-der-skawr, -skohr, uhn-der-skawr, -skohr, uhn-der-skawr, -skohr] / ˈʌn dərˌskɔr, -ˌskoʊr, ˌʌn dərˈskɔr, -ˈskoʊr, ˈʌn dərˌskɔr, -ˌskoʊr /


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"They underscore why it is so important to move beyond treating Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders as a single population."

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

Launched in 2019, the Taycan was supposed to underscore the Stuttgart-based group's embarkment on a major shift away from combustion engines.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

These accounts underscore ongoing efforts to improve access for small and mid‑sized importers, pushing back on narratives that the process is purely skewed toward corporate giants.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

But they also underscore the need to establish a safe and sound regime for digital assets to protect investors.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

As if to underscore his words, at that moment the sky opened, and Kaede stuffed the last bite of her bun into her mouth as they all scrambled for their rain gear.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

And that efficiency underscores the opportunity for long-term investors when the housing market perks up.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

The brand’s momentum underscores a smooth marketing transition after founder and CEO Justin McLeod left to start an AI-driven dating app.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

A search for one man’s remains underscores the staggering humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where thousands of bodies are trapped beneath millions of tons of rubble.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

The closeness of the race only underscores one of El-Sayed’s challenges going ahead: reuniting a fractured party after a bitter primary campaign.

From Slate Aug. 5, 2026

His memory underscores some differences in how the children saw their parents, and the strife.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

But the coordinated attacks also underscored the vulnerability of the United States’ water facilities, prompting some obvious questions as to what the federal government has been doing, is presently doing, and perhaps should be doing.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

The new head coach underscored that it can be easy for impulse and emotion to take over, but uplifting one another and letting mistakes refine you rather than define you is integral to success.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Those results have underscored the material's potential for next-generation semiconductor systems.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

But the conflict has underscored the danger of a sustained campaign against Kuwait’s civilian infrastructure—and the vulnerability of longstanding U.S.-Kuwaiti defense ties.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

“Ten . . . twenty . . . thirty . . .” The children were excellent counters, which merely underscored how very many pieces of correspondence were already on hand.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

The full S&P 500’s forward P/E has declined to 20 from 22.2 at the end of 2025, underscoring how this bull market has been driven by profit increases.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Home Depot’s example is of course a different circumstance, but it serves as a reminder for other companies, underscoring the importance of having solid succession plans in place.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Messages arrived from around the world, underscoring an impact that extended far beyond Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Chinese companies are major players in the mining sector, underscoring Beijing's outsized economic influence in the country.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

But we were reaffirming and underscoring those original concerns, many of which had gone by the wayside.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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