backbone

Example Sentences

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Sea squirts are invertebrates, making them useful for identifying differences between animals without backbones and those with them.

From Science Daily

Also 79% of families surveyed have zero exposure to infrastructure, “despite its role as the physical backbone of AI through power, connectivity and logistics,” according to the report.

From Barron's

“Everybody realized that child-care providers were the backbone of California … And now that the pandemic is over, it’s like, ‘OK, you guys have kind of forgotten about us again.’

From Los Angeles Times

The industry continued to form the backbone of the country's economy, benefiting from the high oil prices of the 1970s.

From BBC

It gives the smoothie a jammy backbone, while frozen banana provides the “ice” element.

From Salon