underpinning

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Even the most altruistic acts have some psychological or emotional underpinning.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

That is the same theory underpinning the controversial airstrikes since September on alleged drug traffickers' boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

A number of rate setters were already prepared to back a rise in borrowing costs at their April meeting, the European Central Bank said Thursday, likely underpinning expectations for a move next month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Yet "the talent, capital, and supply chains underpinning the field are deeply intertwined across the United States and China," said Grace Shao, a China AI analyst and author of the AI Proem newsletter.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

In the recognition by Pythagoras and Plato that the Cosmos is knowable, that there is a mathematical underpinning to nature, they greatly advanced the cause of science.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan