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[uhn-der-pin] / ˌʌn dərˈpɪn /


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“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

Those riches still underpin the economy and help fund government spending on essentials like healthcare and housing.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Government spending, including civil servant bonuses and social assistance, helped underpin consumption, while investment was driven by infrastructure projects under national priority programs, the central bank noted.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

AI models that underpin tools like chatbots and image generators are known as agents when they act autonomously to carry out tasks in the real world.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 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

“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

Today open-source code underpins the internet, the largest technology companies and the Pentagon’s own systems.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

When the experimental method is successful in explaining what was previously inexplicable, it thus not only establishes particular scientific theories, it also confirms the validity of the general approach which underpins experimentation.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The campaigns were infused with the revolutionary spirit of the time but underpinned by Bailey's forensic understanding of the law.

From BBC Aug. 19, 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

"It will require primary legislation underpinned by a complex international agreement which would take several years to agree."

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Booming exports underpinned by strong demand overseas for electronics and AI hardware have provided a lifeline as consumption at home remains weak.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

The losses were much greater than they should have been, given the ratings of the bonds they underpinned, but the losses did not change a great deal from one month to the next.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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

Survival-economy behavior can buy time but will eventually erode Iran’s financial underpinning.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

The maker of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp reaffirmed that it would keep spending heavily on the data centers and chips underpinning its AI effort.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

The thesis is misnamed, because, as it is usually formulated, Duhem did not hold it and Quine abandoned it, but it is the fundamental conceptual underpinning of much modern history and philosophy of science.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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