backbone

Example Sentences

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Anti-gang units, officials say, form the backbone of the department’s crime fighting efforts in neighborhoods plagued by gang violence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Women, in particular, formed the backbone of the party's welfare-driven politics.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

This year it is adding a slew of new features for developers and players, and it is building out its cloud, the backbone of the platform.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The headlines focus on apps, but the big money is flowing to agentic AI’s boring industrial backbone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Gary Drake's skeleton, Neal Brose's skull, Wayne Nashend's backbone, their futures, their souls.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell