backbone

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Nvidia’s graphics processing units have been the backbone of AI development thus far, but central processing units are having a moment.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

“He has been the backbone of our family,” said Maria, 56.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Fannie and Freddie form the backbone of the U.S. housing finance system.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

These bonds create the backbone of countless substances including fuels, plastics and complex biological molecules.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Crick had tried to stabilize the “wobbly unstable chains” by putting the phosphate backbone in the center.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee