backup
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Just so you know how I function, I have backup plans for everything.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Generac said it expects initial deliveries of backup generators to total $2.4 billion in 2027 and 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The 2000 Olympics venue in Sydney is ready and waiting as a backup – though that would be unconscionable for Queenslanders.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
In a July earnings report, it highlighted “continued momentum” for its data-center sales and it pledged to ramp up production for large-megawatt backup generators.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Sarcasm, Emma thought, because the emergency backup lights here were brighter than the ones on the stage.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
After being taken out at halftime, all six players cheered on the backups and joked with each other about everything and nothing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Which didn’t leave Riley — or anyone — feeling great about the backups on defense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Lawmakers have expressed concern in recent days about reports detailing a lack of fresh food and personal supplies aboard the carrier, as well as plumbing backups and mental-health problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The conditions on the Lincoln have received growing attention from members of Congress, amid reports about lack of food, personal supplies and plumbing backups and broader concerns about the sailors’ mental health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"Well," Chuck said, "The primary ran through the big satellite dish. It blew away in the storm. The rest of the backups were in the MAV."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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