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as in to establish
to form the basis or foundation of (something, such as an idea)
The assumption that underlies their argument is faulty.
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Recent Examples of underlie
However, unlike other widespread four-day workweek trials, which focused solely on employer and employee surveys, researchers for the German trial took a more holistic approach that considered participants’ underlying health.
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
The need for treatment will depend upon the underlying cause.
—Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
The show’s underlying plot involves the UK Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission, Stuart Hayford (Ato Essandoh), who is secretly working with the White House Chief of Staff Billie Appiah (Nana Mensah) to prepare Kate to become Vice President after the current one resigns.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2024
The energy company posted underlying replacement cost profit, used as a proxy for net profit, of $2.3 billion for the July-September period.
—Karen Gilchrist,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
The need for treatment will depend upon the underlying cause.
—Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
The show’s underlying plot involves the UK Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission, Stuart Hayford (Ato Essandoh), who is secretly working with the White House Chief of Staff Billie Appiah (Nana Mensah) to prepare Kate to become Vice President after the current one resigns.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2024
The energy company posted underlying replacement cost profit, used as a proxy for net profit, of $2.3 billion for the July-September period.
—Karen Gilchrist,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underlie
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Some residents also expressed reluctance to support the measure, citing the already high cost of living as their main deterrent.Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Harris introduced an Opportunity Agenda for Black Men, outlining what her administration would do to support that voting constituency that seemed movable.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Oakland voters also appeared to be giving the green light to Measure MM, which would establish a $99 annual parcel tax in the Oakland Hills to reduce wildfire risk by thinning brush and trees, increasing fire patrols and using goats to graze overgrown areas.Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The Founding Fathers established the Electoral College in the Constitution as a compromise between the proposal of electing a president by a vote in Congress and electing the president by a popular vote.Fernando Cervantes Jr., The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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Miami’s apartment market has steadied, and the metro’s industrial real estate has been strong, according to the report.Richard Lawson, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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This steadied into the night, overtaking ITV News, also an ITN channel, in the early morning as votes were still being counted.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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Schools and public transportation in the city were suspended until further notice, and authorities grounded flights at both Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport as well as at the popular beach resort at Varadero through Thursday.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Fixed-wing aircraft were grounded by high winds; helicopters were requested for firefighting efforts.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an earlier ruling stating that Alabama’s district map likely discriminated against Black voters and mandated redrawing the 2nd District.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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But the last time the FCC did that without first classifying ISPs as common carriers, back in late 2010, an appeals court upheld a challenge by Verizon, holding that the commission had no such authority without a Title II foundation.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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This is further reinforced by research showing that 81.9% of employees agree that recognition for their contributions improves their engagement.Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Such temporal variability only reinforced the Republican belief that the count was unfair.Chris Jackson, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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The committee’s bipartisan group of election and law enforcement officials developed pocket-size guides to election laws for police officers to carry.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The company updated the Starlink shop with the new gear, which is meant to carry the V4 standard Starlink dish, a model that began rolling out about a year ago.& Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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But Al Jaber also flagged the huge power demands of AI and the datacenters underpinning it, which in his opinion gives oil majors an incentive to invest in renewables.Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Your support ensures Vox a stable, independent source of funding to underpin our journalism.Allie Volpe, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Underlie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underlie. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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