backup
Example Sentences
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AI chip design companies, including Google and Nvidia, are using Intel as a backup manufacturer for advanced processors, a report says.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Angelenos enjoyed a special unannounced guest, Aimee Mann, who re-created her ethereal backup vocals on 1987’s “Time Stand Still,” Rush’s finest balance of song craft and chops.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
It was backup center Mitchell Robinson—with his wide frame and 7-foot-4 wingspan—who took the job of making Wembanyama’s life a nightmare on his last shot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Having previously attended Irish festivals which have contingency plans for rain, Cashell says crowds were left "confused as to how there was no backup plan".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
In the next instant, some kind of emergency backup lights switched on.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing backup
Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Computer Science and Technology - High School
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