underpin

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But both are massive businesses that underpin the world’s two most valuable companies.

From The Wall Street Journal

And as external pressures build, the double-digit growth in exports that underpinned industrial output is unlikely to last.

From The Wall Street Journal

“That risk premium should underpin the U.S. dollar, particularly if investors remain cautious about the broader economic impact on regions that rely heavily on oil imports,” the analyst adds.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said "these reforms underpin our ambition to create an economy that works for everyone, closing the skills gap and supporting more young people into meaningful employment".

From BBC

Wall Street is already racing to transform stocks and other traditional assets into tokens using the digital-ledger technology that underpins bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

From The Wall Street Journal