backbone

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Nvidia’s graphics processing units have been the backbone of AI development thus far, but central processing units are having a moment.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Fannie and Freddie form the backbone of the U.S. housing finance system.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Supplements went from a means of treating diseases caused by nutritional deficiencies in the 1900s to lifestyle products that are now the backbone of a $70 billion industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

These bonds create the backbone of countless substances including fuels, plastics and complex biological molecules.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

I could feel his backbone and his ribs, all tied together by stringy muscles.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson