backbone

Columna is a nod to Angelenos who make up the backbone of the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Here is a look at the battle lines in the war over a technology that is now the backbone of the economy and could decide the future of the planet.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

But the numbers of the new variants have shot up since July, and they are becoming the backbone of Russia’s long-range drone campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

A sausage-and-pepper meal starter eliminates most of the chopping; canned tomatoes provide the sauce’s backbone; and a few spoonfuls of prepared sun-dried tomato pesto pull everything into focus.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

Arliss was screaming his head off, and here came the big dog with his wet fur rising along the ridge of his backbone, baying me like I was a panther.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson

Data centers also need to be close enough to users and network backbones to provide fast digital services.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

For decades, palaeontologists believed that the largest ocean predators were vertebrates with backbones such as fish and reptiles while invertebrates like octopuses and squid played supporting roles.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

“If you look at the collection of companies that ultimately formed Lumen, the underlying technologies and backbones were never integrated,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026

Animals without a backbones evolved first, around 700 million years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

Some lucky chance in our worlds long ago must have meant that creatures with backbones had it a bit easier, so all kinds of other shapes developed, all based on the central spine.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman