backup
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If an outage strikes, it provides backup power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Rescuers with backup from two Indonesian warships and a navy surveillance aircraft were searching for survivors even as estimates of the number of missing people kept changing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Or do you need more backup, like insurance or being part of a community living situation?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
However, falling groundwater levels during prolonged dry periods can also remove an important backup water source for trees and other deep-rooted vegetation.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Before the reactor could melt down and explode, volunteers crawled into the reactor compartment and welded together a backup cooling system.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Across volatile regions, some critical infrastructure, like desalination plants and data centers, will need to be fortified with layers of reinforced concrete, duplicated to provide backups or potentially relocated underground—at significant cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Then one team wants to make a mockery of the final, Ganesha, by using backups.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
They will get a chance to develop as backups with some more Power Four experienced starters now in the fold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
Geber is naming a professional fiduciary as her primary designee and a younger cousin and younger nephew as backups.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
I remember every detail Father told me about the backups.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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