backbone

Examples of backbone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web However, its flexible backbone lets RNA fold into a number of shapes that can impact cell biology. Annie Melchor, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2024 So the women necessarily had to become the breadwinners and the backbones of their families. Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Oct. 2024 These facilities are the backbone of the internet, and essential for powering existing commonplace technologies such as video conferencing, online gaming, and streaming movies, as well as more complex AI systems and other emerging technologies. Gordon Bitko, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 But bitcoin is increasingly becoming a major backbone of the financial system. Jon Sarlin, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for backbone 

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“Backbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backbone. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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