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underpin

[uhn-der-pin] / ˌʌn dərˈpɪn /


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Household spending in Canada has remained relatively resilient, helping underpin an economy that has shown signs of rebounding following back-to-back quarterly contractions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

But when these topics underpin a massive, sold-out festival of music with an audience of young women, it becomes “part of ordinary civic life,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Physical demand, particularly from China, together with steady central bank buying, continues to underpin the market, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

“ByteDance respects the intellectual property rights that underpin creative industries around the world, and we believe responsible innovation in AI goes hand in hand with meaningful protections for rightsholders,” ByteDance’s Rogovin said in the statement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

The AIG FP traders present were shocked by how little thought or analysis seemed to underpin the subprime mortgage machine: It was simply a bet that home prices would never fall.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The capital spending is going mainly toward Azure, the platform built on a vast network of data centers that underpins much of the modern web and powers AI models.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

“CoreWeave’s combination of market leadership, execution against a rapidly growing backlog and accelerating profitability underpins our positive outlook,” Liani wrote.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Large language models are the technology that underpins chatbots and other AI tools by crunching vast amounts of digital data.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Australia's biodiversity "underpins everything", ecologist Jack Pascoe says.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

It is quiet, and when the belling tower strikes the late hour, it doesn’t break the silence so much as it underpins it.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

It said it expects an “accelerating performance underpinned by dynamic consumer demand” over the coming year in India.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Analysts at Citi said they expect a “robust” 30 trillion won per quarter dividend to be sustained, backed by the secular memory market outlook that’s underpinned by long-term agreements.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

She noted that Europe had long benefitted from "three pillars" -- a rules-based global order underpinned by US security guarantees, cheap energy and expanding global trade.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

SpaceX’s spending on AI, detailed in Tuesday’s investor report, expands a spree among the world’s biggest tech companies. Amazon.com last week estimated around $220 billion in capital spending this year, underpinned by AI-related investments.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

They’d often wondered, for instance, why the rating agencies weren’t more critical of bonds underpinned by floating-rate subprime mortgages.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Concerns about the profitability of artificial-intelligence ventures, convoluted debt deals underpinning data centers, and the future of chip demand had left some on Wall Street worried that the AI trade was petering out.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

"I don't think I'll ever find peace until there's some underpinning security for animals and for people when it comes to processes like this," said Sweet.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

One of the most common assumptions underpinning the “Gen Z doesn’t drink” narrative is that young adults simply don’t want to go out anymore.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

“The ‘Full Fare Rule’ is a vital underpinning of modern flight shopping and must not be repealed or watered down in any way,” wrote Jason Rabinowitz on July 8.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Toby crying, huddled behind the cracked underpinning of the trailer.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss




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