backbone

Example Sentences

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Run-A-Muck’s bigger plan is to see which stories land with readers and turn them into the backbone of other money-making projects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Fannie and Freddie buy mortgages from lenders and wrap them into bonds, forming the backbone for the U.S. housing finance system.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

“Public hospitals are the backbone of our healthcare system,” Ahrens said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

What it will do is add a savory backbone that makes the entire skillet taste like you spent much longer cooking than you actually did.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Todd was a different matter, for I wanted to hear him tell Bragg that we had correctly followed his advice on the chemistry of the sugar-phosphate backbone.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson