backbone

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

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Lemon sparkling water forms the backbone, amplified with an extra squeeze of whatever citrus is hanging around the kitchen—lemon, lime, orange, even grapefruit.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The idea became the backbone of the A24 horror movie “Backrooms” from 20-year-old director Kane Parsons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

All of them came through the academy at the same time and have now become the backbone of the team.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

At first, they tried to salvage the essence of their first model, placing the phosphate backbone in the middle, and the bases projecting out to the sides.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee