backbone

Example Sentences

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He also said he got China to start immediately buying US agricultural goods and other farm products - a backbone of the American economy.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

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

Differential equations are the backbone of scientific modeling.

From Science Daily • May 6, 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

And if that was lost on the citizens who became Peacekeepers or worked in the Nut, it was not lost on the stonecutters who formed the backbone of the resistance here.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins