backup
Example Sentences
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Perhaps your favorite bot is suffering from a temporary outage, and you want a backup plan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Meanwhile, “if retirement falls short, the backup plan is often working longer — and that is not always realistic given the rapidly evolving workforce landscape.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
The phenomenon is "something that we have not witnessed often," the mission's backup astronaut Jenni Gibbons told AFP.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
"The wastewater tank is not full and the toilet is operational; however, the crew was instructed to use backup collection devices overnight if needed," Nasa said.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
I lower the bar and slide it beneath the bracket on the first backup.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
Vocabulary lists containing backup
Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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Computer Science and Technology - High School
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