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underpinnings



NOUN
supporting structure
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“The Mandalorian and Grogu” takes the series’ thematic underpinnings — what parenting looks like between a masked human loner and an otherworldly toddler — and deepens them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

"Our study reveals unique biological underpinnings of mental health that are often obscured by broad diagnostic categories."

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

The underpinnings of the department’s proposed rule is that the fiduciary process must be undertaken by loyal and conflict-free plan fiduciaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Indeed, Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt won this year’s Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for establishing the theoretical underpinnings of this dynamic.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

From those underpinnings of football, an enormously strong bond developed between the two.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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