backbone
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The Sparks also desperately needed Brink to become the defensive backbone of the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
They are the physical backbone of the internet.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Here is a look at the battle lines in the war over a technology that is now the backbone of the economy and could decide the future of the planet.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The rules didn’t apply to existing gas plants, the backbone of the nation’s power supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Her posture was too straight, her backbone too rigid.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
For decades, palaeontologists believed that the largest ocean predators were vertebrates with backbones such as fish and reptiles while invertebrates like octopuses and squid played supporting roles.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
“If you look at the collection of companies that ultimately formed Lumen, the underlying technologies and backbones were never integrated,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
Sea squirts are invertebrates, making them useful for identifying differences between animals without backbones and those with them.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 4, 2026
Animals without a backbones evolved first, around 700 million years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
At the same time, it strongly suggested that the backbones of the two chains must run in opposite directions.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
