underpinned

past tense of underpin
as in sustained
to hold up or serve as a foundation for the central beliefs that underpin a free society

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Recent Examples of underpinned That international audience underpinned her strategy to support Canadian producers turning homegrown series into global sales. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 As a wedding day draws closer, an assignment becomes personal, threatening the professional distance that has always underpinned Ryan’s work. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026 That approach, underpinned by organic growth, now finds expression in Egypt, where Nobu and SODIC (which has more than 27 years’ experience developing communities across Cairo and the North Coast) are creating three distinct destinations. Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026 Its military and political support underpinned the survival of nearly every regime in the region. Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 This radical experiment in community empowerment offers a vision for a different model of health and care, underpinned by connected, resilient communities that support people in everyday life. Kyle Vanelli, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026 The deconditioning model did not survive contact with the data, and the reanalysis of the trial that underpinned it is one of the more significant reversals in recent medicine. Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 That balance between Thorrington’s and Freedman’s responsibilities has underpinned the club’s meteoric rise. Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Financially, these milestones were underpinned by the delivery of record top-line revenue which converted into record EBITDA. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • Take, for instance, deadline-day buy Femi Azeez, who missed out against Leeds due to a slight injury sustained with former club Millwall.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Daily cheers for health care professionals and essential workers honored the people who sustained the city and strengthened the bonds between residents.
    Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
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  • An eggshell is mostly comprised of calcium carbonate crystals embedded in a protein matrix, further bolstered by a thin collagen inner membrane.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
  • It's further bolstered by AMD's FreeSync Premium Technology, which helps reduce input lag and stuttering.
    George Yang, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • Each session creates another set of parts that must be stored, carried, disassembled, and cleaned.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • At a nearby Sheraton hotel, the hurricane carried several cars across the parking lot and destroyed the hotel’s oceanfront restaurant.
    Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • Silicon Labs has opened a new research and development laboratory for advanced chip design and testing at its Austin headquarters, supported in part by a $23 million grant from the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Traditional Republicans who have supported, or at least gone along with, the party’s attacks on Muslims and immigrants and its rejection of democratic norms have spoken out against cracking the door open for anti-Semites.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
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  • The 1st Circuit also had upheld a previous hold Talwani placed on the executive order.
    NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Katz was part of the Connecticut Supreme Court panel that reviewed and upheld Carpenter’s conviction in 2005.
    Greg Smith, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Underpinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underpinned. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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