backup
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Company announcements are increasingly explicit about gigawatt-scale power commitments, underscoring the tech industry’s need for data center backup power.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
After that run, Daryl Morey—then the analytically minded general manager of the Houston Rockets—was convinced that Harden could be more than an overqualified backup.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
As it turned out, the Rams were so high on Simpson that they took him knowing that he would spend next season, at the very least, as little more than a highly prized backup.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
With free agent Jimmy Garoppolo mulling retirement, McVay said Thursday night that Simpson would compete with Stetson Bennett to be Stafford’s backup.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
The aftermath was horrific, with media reports showing hospitals without backup power, distraught families herded into the Superdome, emergency workers hamstrung by a lack of supplies.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Vocabulary lists containing backup
Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Computer Science and Technology - High School
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