backup

Example Sentences

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Although it appeared to acknowledge the server had been taken down, it said that was necessary for the backup to be restored.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Pinon said the government would have to decide whether to use the fuel for backup power generators or for the buses, tractors and trains needed to keep the economy going for two weeks.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

The effective closure has led to a backup of vessels confined in the Persian Gulf that had already loaded crude oil, reducing the availability of global tanker capacity, the EIA says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

They also found that the price spikes of the previous two years were caused by refineries going offline without backup supply and “potentially manipulative trading” in those under-supply conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

The more she said things like that, the more I thought about my backup plan.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows