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backup

[bak-uhp] / ˈbækˌʌp /


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AI chip design companies, including Google and Nvidia, are using Intel as a backup manufacturer for advanced processors, a report says.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Having previously attended Irish festivals which have contingency plans for rain, Cashell says crowds were left "confused as to how there was no backup plan".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Last month, Wilson told the New York Post that he received an offer from the New York Jets to serve as a backup to quarterback Geno Smith.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Having a portfolio that is 100% in individual stocks sounds about as risky to me as you can get, especially at 73, with no partner for backup, and living in seemingly permanent economic instability.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

I find my backup calculator in the outer pouch and pull out three sharp number 2 pencils.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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