underpinnings

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She examines the genetic underpinnings of human behaviors, aging, and athletic pursuits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 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

Brent Ellis, principal analyst at market researcher Forrester, said the outage exposed what he called the "nested dependency" between popular digital platforms and the array of services providing the web's technical underpinnings.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

While this work does rely on modern innovations, it has important historical underpinnings.

From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 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