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backup

[bak-uhp] / ˈbækˌʌp /


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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

Since then, he has gone from a young backup to an absolute icon for El Tri on the World Cup stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 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

Having a portfolio that is 100% in individual stocks sounds about as risky to me as you can get, especially at 73, with no partner for backup, and living in seemingly permanent economic instability.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

I take Kara’s backup in my right hand.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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