underpinning

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Investors, still questioning whether a truce between the U.S. and Iran will last after their two-week cease-fire agreement, will be looking for company earnings to provide a solid fundamental underpinning for a jittery stock market.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

Here is a look at some of the key elements of the vehicles underpinning the flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"Pretty much the entire underpinning of Germany's post-war settlement was based around the Transatlantic Alliance," says the Berlin-based journalist and author John Kampfner.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

And an underpinning of loneliness and suppressed yearning.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Toby crying, huddled behind the cracked underpinning of the trailer.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss