backup

Example Sentences

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Prosecutors said Gonzales then delayed action, waiting on the east side of the school for backup and more cover as gunshots sounded and he relayed the shooter’s location on his radio.

From The Wall Street Journal

And then, of course, name a few backups just in case.

From MarketWatch

The house I’m currently living in needs several repairs: There’s a leak in the downstairs wall, water is getting in between the house and the front porch and there have been sewage-line backups downstairs.

From MarketWatch

Recently, he thought Cat’s data center sales—providing primary and backup power AI computing—would be about $11 billion by 2030.

From Barron's

"For a short period today, we activated Monzo Stand-in - our fully independent backup bank - while we investigated an issue," they told the BBC.

From BBC