backbone
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Sun Microsystems powered the internet’s backbone and gave the world Java.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
What underpins this is a determination to tear up two formulas that have long formed the backbone of how UK governments allocate money.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
“In cloud computing, Alibaba has clear market leadership as the backbone of digitalization across different industries,” the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
They’re the backbone of everything from Chinese tomato-and-egg stir-fries to noodle dishes whose sauces somehow taste deeper than the sum of their parts.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Almost every afternoon, knowing that I was on the tennis court, he would fretfully twist his head away from his work to see the polynucleotide backbone unattended.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
For decades, palaeontologists believed that the largest ocean predators were vertebrates with backbones such as fish and reptiles while invertebrates like octopuses and squid played supporting roles.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
“If you look at the collection of companies that ultimately formed Lumen, the underlying technologies and backbones were never integrated,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
In 1981, researchers uncovered a set of ancient snake backbones at Hordle Cliff on England's south coast.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 31, 2025
Animals without a backbones evolved first, around 700 million years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Their anger had their bristles standing in high fierce ridges along their backbones.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
