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The findings also underscore the value of broadening the range of animal models used in medical research.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
The results of the study, though limited to the Lassen and Harvey wolf packs during a several-month period, underscore the challenges of people coexisting with wolves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
He fidgets with a pair of eyeglasses and points a knobby index finger to underscore a point, jiggles his leg restlessly and, at one point, mimes playing guitar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Some of the best-known cases underscore this finding.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
To underscore her authority it is likely that Cleopatra arranged a stop at Memphis—the former capital where the pharaohs of ages past resided.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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“It underscores the financial pressures of many households,” Boyden said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
His lack of polish in speeches underscores his authenticity, and he shines in more intimate settings with voters, and in interviews.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
The scene underscores Siebel Newsom’s predicament as her husband positions himself as Trump’s chief antagonist and prepares for a possible 2028 White House run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The war also underscores the importance of agile industrial depth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Roman's observation underscores how difficult it is for those of us preoccupied with the humdrum concerns of adulthood to recall how forcefully we were once buffeted by the passions and longings of youth.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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The range of reactions underscored Graham’s unusual place in American politics.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Xi had underscored the importance of "treating the injured, resettling affected residents, and carrying out disaster prevention and relief work effectively".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Last week, Warsh underscored his commitment to getting inflation down to 2% and kept the door open to rate hikes.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Huang has underscored in public comments that Nvidia welcomes customers buying a la carte.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
It was an earsplitting, growling, grinding, screaming noise, shot through with a hoarse rackety-rackety sound and underscored with a deep chugga-chugga-chugga.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
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The core CPI moved up to a 2.9% rate in May, from 2.5% at the start of the year — underscoring the challenge for the Fed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Earlier, he said the United States had agreed to continue talks with Iran even as he declared a previous ceasefire effectively over, underscoring the volatile state of relations between Washington and Tehran.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Heat waves are underscoring how global warming has become a here-and-now issue for economists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Bukayo Saka offered hope in his cameo, underscoring a dilemma for Tuchel around his wide men and the need for change.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Neutron stars would not be detected until 1967 and hard evidence of black holes not found until the twenty-first century, underscoring Oppenheimer’s achievement and the tragedy of his curiously unfulfilled career.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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