- present participle of underpin.
underpinning
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Bovine and ovine meat prices were broadly stable, with stronger U.S. demand supporting Brazilian beef prices and firm global demand underpinning sheep meat prices in Oceania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The basic logic underpinning his thinking is that the more people who own and use bitcoin, the greater the adoption of its network, which can provide a base for assessing its value.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Yet, the technology underpinning autonomous warfare risks outpacing the Russian and Ukrainian frameworks for maintaining some degree of human control over weapons.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
We also can't deny the fact that underpinning this entire tech revolution is an ocean of investor cash.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
But in the Andean past, the long, puffy bolls of South American cotton, some varieties naturally tinted pink, blue, or yellow, were the soft underpinning of Andean culture.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Warsh hasn’t given the intellectual underpinnings for his “swerve” away from how Fed chairs over the past two decades have communicated, Tetlow noted.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
He charms the staff with his knowledge of these obscure machines – pointing out the bellows that power a church organ, and the pneumatic underpinnings of a piano roll player.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
"Our study reveals unique biological underpinnings of mental health that are often obscured by broad diagnostic categories."
From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026
Regarding contemporary customs, Mr. Currey reveals part of the experiential underpinnings of his book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
I was attracted to the scientific underpinnings of dialectical materialism, for I am always inclined to trust what I can verify.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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