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as in highlights
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
supermarket tabloids that emphasize sensational news stories
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as in reinforces
to make more apparent
that huge belt buckle only emphasizes his big gut
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Recent Examples of emphasizes
Their leadership emphasizes quality, craftsmanship and long-term reputation over short-term gains.
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Sally Percy,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The American model emphasizes individual responsibility and personal choice.
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Steven Delco,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Reynolds instead emphasizes that Puritans (and Quakers) framed the earliest antislavery arguments in the English-speaking world.
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James Traub,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
Yet the Florida Division of Emergency Management consistently emphasizes that resilience depends on coordinated planning among residents, businesses, nonprofit organizations, healthcare providers and local governments.
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Brian Henriquez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Widely regarded as one of the best tour companies for travelers over 50, Road Scholar is a nonprofit organization that emphasizes lifelong learning and educational travel for older travelers.
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Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
As part of the deal, Israel emphasizes that the disarmament of Hezbollah throughout Lebanon and additional security measures to be agreed upon between the two countries will eliminate any future need for Israeli army’s military action or presence in Lebanon.
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Bassem Mroue,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Musk has sought for more than a decade to get the public comfortable with SpaceX’s approach to rocket development, which emphasizes testing cheap prototypes in flight and embracing the occasional mishap rather than trying to guarantee perfection.
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Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Over in Formula 1, Peter Kenyon, an advisor of Atlassian Williams F1 Racing Team, emphasizes the important of getting the right people on your team to help build your culture.
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Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
24 June 2026
Sally Percy,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The American model emphasizes individual responsibility and personal choice.
—
Steven Delco,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Reynolds instead emphasizes that Puritans (and Quakers) framed the earliest antislavery arguments in the English-speaking world.
—
James Traub,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
Yet the Florida Division of Emergency Management consistently emphasizes that resilience depends on coordinated planning among residents, businesses, nonprofit organizations, healthcare providers and local governments.
—
Brian Henriquez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Widely regarded as one of the best tour companies for travelers over 50, Road Scholar is a nonprofit organization that emphasizes lifelong learning and educational travel for older travelers.
—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
As part of the deal, Israel emphasizes that the disarmament of Hezbollah throughout Lebanon and additional security measures to be agreed upon between the two countries will eliminate any future need for Israeli army’s military action or presence in Lebanon.
—
Bassem Mroue,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Musk has sought for more than a decade to get the public comfortable with SpaceX’s approach to rocket development, which emphasizes testing cheap prototypes in flight and embracing the occasional mishap rather than trying to guarantee perfection.
—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Over in Formula 1, Peter Kenyon, an advisor of Atlassian Williams F1 Racing Team, emphasizes the important of getting the right people on your team to help build your culture.
—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emphasizes
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The article highlights her efforts to help fellow inmates, teaching resume classes and establishing a private area for nursing mothers.
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The Ellisons' story highlights a bigger problem for this on Atlanta's south side - access to emergency and speciality care, one that has increased since the closure of Atlanta Medical Center South in East Point.
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Dress professionally, and either make sure your background is clutter free or use a virtual background that reinforces your message.
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The order also reinforces Saab’s position in the global submarine market.
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Loeb stresses that the council, which does not have a budget outside of some reimbursement for travel expenses for members, is not intended to be an echo chamber.
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Patients should still take their prescribed medications, Eisenman stresses.
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But the shift underscores a dramatic loss of clout by Comcast and other traditional media enterprises.
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The impact on communities like the racially diverse Sacred Heart neighborhood in Lowell, Massachusetts underscores why the artificial intelligence industry is feeling so much heat over the fast-sprouting facilities.
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The show features fire jugglers and fire breathers.
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For the first time ever, the starting lineup mostly features players with key roles on teams in top European leagues.
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Sharper battlefield awareness Teledyne FLIR said the software enhances image quality using computational imaging techniques such as turbulence mitigation, dehazing, and super-resolution.
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The workflow also has extensibility to a variety of other agentic use cases, including the company’s Chat Concierge tool which enhances the customer experience for car buyers and dealers.
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As if Mbappe and the in-form Michael Olise weren’t already enough for opponents to reckon with, Dembele translating his club form to performances like this for his country only further underlines France’s status as favourites to reach a third final in a row.
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The tournament itself underlines the point.
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When donors see themselves in the mission rather than just alongside it, retention deepens and giving grows.
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As that infrastructure deepens and the minimum thresholds for private market access remain anchored far above what most EMILLI households can deploy, the gap in available returns between the two tiers is likely to widen further, not narrow.
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