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Consul General in Shanghai, Jim Heller, told members of a private chat group for U.S. citizens that the consulate had been underscoring many of the concerns raised by the European letter with the Shanghai government.

From Reuters • Apr. 4, 2022

None were willing to detail how many troops had been accused of such allegations and what their specific punishments had been, underscoring an overall lack of accountability.

From Washington Times • Sep. 21, 2017

For weeks Carter had been underscoring his concern about the fate of the energy bill by threatening to sacrifice his trip abroad for the sake of a last-minute, all-out onslaught on Capitol Hill.

From Time Magazine Archive