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Recent Examples of undergird
One theory undergirding the live event, according to the sources, is that many viewers are open to new options and alternatives to traditional political coverage.
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Brian Stelter, CNN, 29 Sep. 2024
For a hybrid team, this is exactly the right place to start building the social contract that undergirds everything the team does.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Almost 200 years ago, Alexis de Tocqueville spoke of the importance of social capital—the implicit community and neighborly trust that undergirds the fabric of American society and how respect for the rule of law rather than the law of rulers underlies our market economy and social harmony.
—Steven Tian, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
Atelier Wen was given its hybrid brand name to underline the connection between France and China that undergirds its watch production.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
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Brian Stelter, CNN, 29 Sep. 2024
For a hybrid team, this is exactly the right place to start building the social contract that undergirds everything the team does.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Almost 200 years ago, Alexis de Tocqueville spoke of the importance of social capital—the implicit community and neighborly trust that undergirds the fabric of American society and how respect for the rule of law rather than the law of rulers underlies our market economy and social harmony.
—Steven Tian, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
Atelier Wen was given its hybrid brand name to underline the connection between France and China that undergirds its watch production.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergird
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For over 40 years, Johnnie Walker Blue Label has sustained its status as one of the world’s premiere luxury scotch brands.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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That penalty sustained a field goal drive after Mahomes threw incomplete on third-and-8.—
Mike Sando,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Emily Baldoni is supporting her husband Justin Baldoni amid his ongoing legal battle with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
25 Jan. 2025
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In the 2020 election, however, the city put the question to a vote, and more than 60% of voters in Batavia supported allowing recreational weed to be sold.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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In one, five women in white hanbok, carrying bundles of white laundry on their heads, form a tight, diagonal spiral (in response to gusts of wind?) against dark fields of grass and cropland.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
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In a sentencing memorandum, prosecutors wrote that despite there being nearly a dozen people inside the boat, the vessel that ultimately capsized was only rated to carry five passengers.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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The set’s sales were bolstered by its availability across six vinyl variants, a CD, digital download album and cassette tape.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2025
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In this new trade scenario, the Rockets add a former first-round pick to their rotation to bolster their chances out in the Western Conference.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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