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underpin

[uhn-der-pin] / ˌʌn dərˈpɪn /


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Domestic demand should remain supported by a strong labor market, steady wage growth and government measures, while robust electronics exports and a recovery in other exports should underpin growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 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

“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

No longer just a producer of low-value consumer goods, China is now exporting more of the higher-value intermediate and capital goods that underpin global manufacturing, such as chips, precision machinery and robotic arms.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 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

Finally, shifting financing would weaken the sense of shared responsibility that underpins Medicare.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki is transforming the company from the world’s most recognizable electronics firm into an entertainment business focused on music, movies, videogames and the technology that underpins them.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

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

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Space infrastructure underpins some 20 percent of the UK economy, said Archer.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 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

Many of the ongoing fires have been burning across Sumatra and Indonesian Borneo since mid-July – underpinned by a so-called Super El Niño that is exacerbating drought conditions.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

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

The frilled skirt was underpinned with buckram to make it flare.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

"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

A new round of strong earnings reports powered the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a fresh high on Wednesday, underscoring how surging profits are underpinning the stock-market rally.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

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

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss




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