underpin
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Lloyds used what it described as "aggregated, anonymised data" to "ensure compliance with regulations and to reflect common practice of using data to underpin decision-making".
From BBC
“Partnerships will be defined by joint work, joint building, and the sharing of key technologies and intellectual property in a manner that reinforces our alliances and underpins Canadian sovereignty,” the government said.
Surging demand from the artificial intelligence, green energy and defence sectors has exponentially boosted demand for the workhorse metal that underpins power grids, data centres and electric vehicles.
From Barron's
“ByteDance is disregarding well-established copyright law that protects the rights of creators and underpins millions of American jobs,” the association said Thursday.
“By launching a service that operates without meaningful safeguards against infringement, ByteDance is disregarding well-established copyright law that protects the rights of creators and underpins millions of American jobs.”
From Los Angeles Times
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