backbone

Example Sentences

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It has been a backbone to the US military's air refuelling fleet, and allows combat aircraft to carry out longer missions without needing to land.

From BBC

These bonds create the backbone of countless substances including fuels, plastics and complex biological molecules.

From Science Daily

It has been a backbone to the US military's air refuelling fleet, and allow combat aircraft to carry out longer missions without needing to land.

From BBC

She added that security spending is one of the “core backbones” of information-technology budgets and there is “minimal risk” of AI shifting that trend.

From MarketWatch

The dislocation in the market for liquefied natural gas—the backbone of Europe and Asia’s electricity and heating supplies—has the potential to be even worse.

From Barron's