backbone

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Davies, Juventus striker Jonathan David and Villarreal midfielder Tajon Buchanan form the backbone of Canada's golden generation.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The company continues to show it is the manufacturing backbone of the AI era.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Nvidia meanwhile can be the standardized technology backbone for autonomous vehicles that Uber can utilize and monetize, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

A packet can lend instant backbone to a quick enchilada sauce, wake up a pan of chilaquiles or give nacho toppings a little extra swagger.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

But, with luck, the addition of magnesium or possibly calcium ions to the sugar-phosphate backbone would quickly generate an elegant structure, the correctness of which would not be debatable.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson