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How to use the word emphatic in a Sentence?

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When the U.K. sends a ship through the Taiwan Strait for the first time since 2008 and it sailed down the median line, the point that it’s making is that they know China knows where that line is, in order for the status quo to be meaningful, it has to be upheld and the most emphatic way to do that is to physically demonstrate with a government asset like a warship.

Euan Graham

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

No one, as far as we know, from the Clinton camp has seen this series, of course, I’m curious what they would think. I don’t imagine she will watch, no matter how emphatic we are to her.

Brad Simpson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The pandemic had resulted in him being allowed to play more of the well-established role of the premier in running the economy, something from which he was side-tracked most of the time in the Xi era, he saw how the economic impact of Covid-19 would require a pragmatic and a more emphatic approach, hence allowing, even encouraging, street vending for those laid off as a result of the pandemic.

Steve Tsang

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We got tested, i think we passed.It will be Clemson's fourth championship game appearance in five years.Historic performance for Joe BurrowEntering College Football Playoff, LSU, Ohio State and Clemson were seen as the elite teams, with Oklahoma the only one of the four with a loss.And LSU( 14-0), earning the top spot in the College Football Playoff rankings -- and thus avoiding Ohio State and Clemson in the semifinals -- took emphatic advantage of being the No. 1 seed. LSU's 63 points is a record for a College Football Playoff semifinal game.Burrow, this year's winner of the Heisman Trophy and widely presumed the top pick in the upcoming NFL draft, is the first player in Football Bowl Subdivision history to have eight touchdowns in a bowl game.In the first half, Burrow threw for seven touchdowns, tying the record in any bowl game for passing touchdowns thrown in a game. Four of those touchdown receptions went to wide receiver Justin Jefferson, who tied the all-time single-game bowl record with that tally.

Trevor Lawrence

Found on CNN
4 years ago

If you had been paying attention in the last month, you would know that the President of the United States, President Trump, was very clear and emphatic: get your shots, get your kids vaccinated, vaccines are safe.

Alex Azar

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Such smear tactics should not be tolerated and deserve an emphatic response.

John McCain

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

If current trends continue, the last wild African elephants and rhinos will be killed before my daughter Charlotte reaches her 25th birthday, the question is: can we be bothered to do our bit? By signing this declaration, you, the leaders of some of the most important transportation companies and agencies on earth are answering with an emphatic, 'yes'.

Donald Trump

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Although we do not formally forecast OPEC oil production, in a scenario whereby Iran adds 600,000 bpd to the market by mid-year and other members maintain current output, global oil supply could exceed demand by 1.5 million bpd in the first half of 2016, while the pace of stock-building eases in the second half of the year as supply from non-OPEC producers falls, unless something changes, the oil market could drown in over-supply. So the answer to our question is an emphatic yes. It could go lower.

The IEA

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

(Clinton) was pretty emphatic about wanting whatever to be done and whatever were assets that could be deployed, if that was both effective and possible to be done.

Cheryl Mills

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Clearly, in this kind of work there can always be imperfections and inappropriate methods used, but we have been emphatic that in the struggle against violence we will not tolerate rights violations.

President Juan Hernandez

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The law sends a very direct and emphatic message to perpetrators of femicide.

Martha Ordonez

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

He was really emphatic, practically pounding the table.

Kevin Daly

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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