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point out

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to indicate or specify

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
point out Idioms  

  1. Identify or bring to notice, as in He pointed out the oldest buildings in the city, or She pointed out an error in our reasoning. [Late 1400s]

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Additionally, valuations are relatively appealing, he points out.

From MarketWatch

"In the past it was not considered a priority to secure your operations in quite the same way as it is now," she points out.

From BBC

Economists point out that no new technology has ever radically reshaped the U.S. labor market in the short run and led to a big loss in net employment.

From MarketWatch

As some have pointed out on the social-media platform X and elsewhere, the Strait of Hormuz is not just for crude-oil shipments, with fertilizer also traversing the waterway.

From MarketWatch

But in the U.S., a dour mood has been underscored by a couple of apparent contradictions, as Jay Hatfield, a portfolio manager at Infrastructure Capital Advisors, pointed out during a conversation with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

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