backbone

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Differential equations are the backbone of scientific modeling.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Women, in particular, formed the backbone of the party's welfare-driven politics.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

What I’d like to see is a bit of backbone.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

But Seoul rallied more than one percent to a new record thanks to a fresh rally in the tech sector that has been the backbone of a surge in the Kospi index this year.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

And if that was lost on the citizens who became Peacekeepers or worked in the Nut, it was not lost on the stonecutters who formed the backbone of the resistance here.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins