backbone

Because this arrangement responds to forces differently from a modern backbone, researchers had struggled to determine how much flexibility it would have allowed.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

You may resent your low- and unpaid work that has been the backbone of your family.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Now, international airlines are extending flight suspensions, and conferences central to Gulf travel are being pushed into next year, putting the backbone of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification efforts in jeopardy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Kevin Miller, the boss of Apex HR, in Plymouth, said small businesses were "the backbone of the whole economy" and needed help.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 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

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

At the same time, it strongly suggested that the backbones of the two chains must run in opposite directions.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson