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underpinning

[uhn-der-pin-ing] / ˈʌn dərˌpɪn ɪŋ /
NOUN
supporting structure
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Also underpinning the RBA’s decision to tighten policy further were signs the economy remains fundamentally strong despite growing shocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

His pace and dribbling quality have always been best in class - underpinning a unique profile in the modern game.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The business logic underpinning all of it is a subscription model that distinguishes the Times sharply from traditional game companies.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Yet "the talent, capital, and supply chains underpinning the field are deeply intertwined across the United States and China," said Grace Shao, a China AI analyst and author of the AI Proem newsletter.

From Barron's • May 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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