backbone

Example Sentences

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The feeling that nowhere is safe is a durable horror concept, the backbone behind such classics as “Nightmare on Elm Street” and “It Follows.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Memory chips are the storage and processing backbone of virtually every electronic device, from smartphones to the AI data centers now consuming those chips at record rates.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

Fannie and Freddie are the backbone of the U.S. mortgage-finance system, which makes any tinkering with their structure especially risky.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

Nvidia meanwhile can be the standardized technology backbone for autonomous vehicles that Uber can utilize and monetize, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Jumper was a dun mule with a narrow black stripe running along his backbone between his mane and tail.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson