backup
Example Sentences
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Although he saved his home and work studio, he said he lost a power washer, an emergency backup generator, a water tank and a log splitter gifted by his father, who died in 2017.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Perhaps your favorite bot is suffering from a temporary outage, and you want a backup plan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Meanwhile, “if retirement falls short, the backup plan is often working longer — and that is not always realistic given the rapidly evolving workforce landscape.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
The phenomenon is "something that we have not witnessed often," the mission's backup astronaut Jenni Gibbons told AFP.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
I want to be a girl in a tux playing backup for Janelle.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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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