underpin

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Speaking to reporters ahead of a parliamentary confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Shin said robust foreign inflows into the local bond market, particularly through foreign-exchange swaps, have helped underpin dollar funding conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Much of that classification still rests on 2011 data, even though many areas have since transformed, blurring the lines that underpin policy.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

It also requires the U.S. and its allies to maintain a decisive lead in emerging technologies, such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence, that underpin modern power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

But the legs that underpin the stool of Wall Street’s still-bullish forecasts, in the form of Fed rate cuts, slowing inflation pressures, and a resilient economy, have started o wobble.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

The AIG FP traders present were shocked by how little thought or analysis seemed to underpin the subprime mortgage machine: It was simply a bet that home prices would never fall.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis