backbone

Example Sentences

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Anti-gang units, officials say, form the backbone of the department’s crime fighting efforts in neighborhoods plagued by gang violence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The corridor's backbone is the historic Benguela railway, which runs west to east from Lobito to the Congolese border.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

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

From BBC • May 4, 2026

It’s the earnings narrative, however, that forms the backbone of Pinder’s investment strategy, outlined in his research note, “Bouncebackability.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

With obvious pleasure Rosy showed Francis her data, and for the first time he was able to see how foolproof was her assertion that the sugar- phosphate backbone was on the outside of the molecule.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson