underpinned
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Based in a city of more than half a million people, their potential is underpinned by a large, passionate fanbase who averaged over 30,000 for home games in the second tier last term.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
A major reason homeownership underpinned wealth for previous generations is that a mortgage can function as a sort of forced savings account.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
In the longer term, demand for platinum will be underpinned by the rapid build-out of artificial intelligence, said Trevor Raymond, the council’s chief executive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
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
Despite all the resulting conflicts and contradictions, which remain with us still, it was the idea of discovery that made the new science, and the new set of intellectual values that underpinned it, possible.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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