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as in supported
to lie underneath
A layer of rock underlies the topsoil.
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as in grounded
to form the basis or foundation of (something, such as an idea)
The assumption that underlies their argument is faulty.
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Rosen has voiced frustration with the prospect of having supported Measure A and still bracing for heavy cuts to his office.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026 -
To address this problem, Hint has worked to reframe astrology not as fortune-telling, but emotional pattern recognition supported by astronomical data and artificial intelligence (AI) personalization.—
Felysha Walker,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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The launch was the first since a California Starlink launch that ended up with a second-stage failure that grounded the Falcon 9.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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In his first at-bat, Murakami grounded out to second baseman Pedro Ramírez for the final out of the first inning.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, the court upheld a Ten Commandments marker on the grounds of the Texas state Capitol in Austin.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, the court upheld a Ten Commandments marker on the grounds of the Texas state Capitol in Austin.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Mexican troops established a perimeter around the complex and then closed in.—
Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Mavi also introduced the Marlon, a contemporary straight fit with a looser top block than the brand’s established straight leg style, Zach.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Feb. 2026
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During the press conference, Isaacman admitted that the spacecraft should never have carried astronauts, given the unresolved technical issues.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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The feeling of dread only worsened as teammates carried her first to the sideline, where coaches and trainers eventually carried her to the locker room.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Trump is suing for $5 billion, alleging political discrimination, while JPMorgan says the closures were based on legal and ‘reputational’ risks.—
Ken Sweet,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Even the audience was made up entirely of robots, which reinforced the scale of the production.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Jackson reinforced Blackness as beautiful and Black people as somebody, and that lit a fuse in people like Gant.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Feb. 2026
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As the graph below shows, his Chelsea side played a high-intensity style predicated on suffocating the opposition far up the pitch and turning high possession regains into quality chances.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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This is predicated on the bedrock principle that boards of directors are entrusted to oversee management of companies and are best equipped to decide how to balance company objectives, not single-purpose organizations who see everything through a narrow, black or white decision-making prism.—
Robert Profusek,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Underlain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underlain. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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