back up

Example Sentences

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However, at some point—whether that’s this month, this year, or light years into the future—SpaceX will need to back up its valuation with the numbers.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

It has slowly ramped it back up over the past seven years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Measures have been imposed by the regulators to try and curb excessive volatility, and they were triggered both on the way down Monday and then again on the way back up again Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

If the Dodgers were to put Smith on the IL, it’s unclear who would back up Rushing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Was that evidence strong enough to back up my claim?

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman