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Recent Examples of undergird
Washington and Lee’s commitment to freedom of expression undergirds its ethos of civility.
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Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Yet his empire of quiet is undergirded by unease.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The 10 albums here are not necessarily ranked competitively, but were representative of a sincerity in music that, for me, helped cut through the performative theatrics that undergird American politics.
—Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
This includes the inherently exploitative nature of apparel production that is undergirded by unequal power dynamics between the global North and the global South.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
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Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Yet his empire of quiet is undergirded by unease.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The 10 albums here are not necessarily ranked competitively, but were representative of a sincerity in music that, for me, helped cut through the performative theatrics that undergird American politics.
—Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
This includes the inherently exploitative nature of apparel production that is undergirded by unequal power dynamics between the global North and the global South.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergird
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But there also has been sustained pushback.—
Karin Brulliard,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Others are rural and can’t build or sustain large-scale residential developments.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Mahan, who recently entered the race and is supported by Silicon Valley leaders, has quickly raised millions of dollars, as have two independent expenditures committees backing his bid.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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According to a preliminary survey conducted by Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) this week, 81% of the Israeli public supports the Iran strikes, while 63% of those surveyed believe the campaign should continue until the Iranian regime falls.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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The jets carry a large circular rotating radar dome on struts 11 feet above their fuselage.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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It is built by Raytheon, a unit of RTX, and carries a conventional warhead.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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The military success of the opening act of the current Iran war, which began with the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has bolstered the confidence of Netanyahu’s supporters as Israel barrels toward an election later this year.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Subsequent studies have bolstered those findings on cardiovascular health, showing improvements in blood pressure, cholesterol, arterial stiffness and other markers of cardiometabolic health.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2026
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