as in emphasizes
to speak or write about insistently and usually tiresomely
there were so many good things about the stage production that it seems churlish to harp on a couple of minor missteps
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Hastings emphasizes a balance between private and public access.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
29 Oct. 2025 -
The pro-American side emphasizes the triumphs, airbrushes out the tragedies, and veers close to patriotic mythology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Bhattacharyya stresses that scale and speed will be critical if America hopes to secure its maritime and strategic advantage.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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While Netflix Japan content head Sakamoto Kaata invoked those titles when unveiling the slate, Okada stresses that this project stands on its own.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Harps (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harps%20%28on%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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