Emphasize
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Both words in one sentence
- Liu Bei does in the end fail rather ignominiously; even taking into account that Liu Bei had to fail because that was what happened in history, the novel does on several occasions seem to subtly emphasize his failure.
Source: Designated Hero / Literature - Emphasize EVERYTHING: He attacked the prevalent misuse of the terms "epic" and "fail", saying that their overuse by popular culture has stripped them of their meaning.
- The commander spun his report to emphasize how the survivors would be sure to spread their terrible story, and the warlord didn't kill him, but warned him not to fail him again.
Source: Bothering by the Book
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