as in emphasized
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
pointed up his warning by furiously wagging his finger at them
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Wasserman Schultz emphasized that her biggest concern is the dark web, where networks of predators buy and sell child pornography while evading detection.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026 -
Lilienthal emphasized that robots require physical, real-world data to understand movement and interaction with objects.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2026
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Earlier in the school year, BPS officials highlighted gains in chronic absenteeism — defined as students missing 10% or more of school days a year — across nearly all grade levels and student groups in the 2024-25 year from the previous year.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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When Biden dropped out and Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee, pundits highlighted that influencers were now molding the cultural conversation across the country.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Atom Power isn’t pivoting to data centers so much as expanding in the industry, Atom Power leaders stressed.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Denver event, like so much art of the early 2020s, was born of postponements, fits and starts, tests, masks, stressed performers and all the other COVID restrictions and scrambled audience perceptions.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Two years later, that number has more than doubled, with more than 150 Latin music acts featured at the iconic festival, now in its 40th year.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Their artwork will also be featured at Sunset Flip, an exhibition in the Miami Design District, curated by NADA board member Adam Abdalla in partnership with Nina Johnson.—
James Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Pointed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointed%20%28up%29. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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