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backup

[bak-uhp] / ˈbækˌʌp /


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Investors are cheering the idea that Intel could serve as a backup chip manufacturer for Nvidia and Google.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

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

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

Last month, Wilson told the New York Post that he received an offer from the New York Jets to serve as a backup to quarterback Geno Smith.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The more she said things like that, the more I thought about my backup plan.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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