backup
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“Caterpillar is selling backup gensets and engines into hyperscaler data centers. Vertiv is selling cooling and power management. Eaton is selling electrical components. GE Vernova is selling gas turbines for data center power.”
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
With that new bank account comes the adult responsibility to give somebody a backup set of keys in case of emergency.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Yet becoming an expert on the Middle East definitely was a backup plan.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Luke Kornet has a special vantage point on Wembanyama’s superpowers—and not only because San Antonio’s backup center has to fill in for him when he leaves the floor.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
She wore skirts when everyone else wore jeans and had a singing voice so clear and powerful that she’d end up touring years later as a backup singer for Roberta Flack.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Vocabulary lists containing backup
Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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Computer Science and Technology - High School
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