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View definitions for underpinning

underpinning

noun as in supporting structure

noun as in basis

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Ignoring these facts threatens "the legal underpinning of a host of climate regulations for motor vehicles, power plants and other pollution sources."

From Salon

It soon spread to target other outspoken feminists, especially those who criticized video games, but the underpinning of sexual jealousy was always present.

From Salon

In addition to underpinning some of the government defeats this year, economic anger was the main driving force that triggered the youth-led protests in Kenya that rocked President William Ruto’s government in July and August.

From BBC

“But without that underpinning foundation of technology enablement in terms of the infrastructure, and supporting the workforce to have the skills, knowledge, capacity and confidence, I think it’s going to be a challenge,” he adds.

From BBC

These connections are a hypothesized co-evolved neurobiological underpinning of language and musicality, according to prior work in the field.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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