underpinning

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Yet with AI spending estimated at $700 billion this year, and projected to grow over the next few years, it’s a “very powerful engine” underpinning the U.S. economy, Hughey said.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

It not only generates headlines and moments that travel far beyond the Empire Polo Club, but serves as a microcosm of the attention economy underpinning the broader media and entertainment landscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

And these memos lay bare the extent to which the work product underpinning these decisions is often half-hearted and vibes-based; animated more by grievance and hurt feelings than neutral legal rules.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

Plus, the one-offs underpinning stocks’ records, the money lies that end marriages, and America’s mahjong obsession.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 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