underpinning

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1. underpinning - Noun

2. underpinning - Verb

Derived from underpin

Meaning

of Underpin

The act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones, masonry, or the like.

That by which a building is underpinned; the material and construction used for support, introduced beneath a wall already constructed.

The foundation, esp. of a frame house.

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But these elected officials — county commissioners and lawmakers, Republicans and Democrats alike — avoided engaging in any substantive way in the issues underpinning the turmoil.” Source: Internet

But it also highlights a strange paradox underpinning the centuries-long pursuit of the perfect meat proxy: by trying to seamlessly remove meat from our diets, we are actually reinforcing its importance. Source: Internet

As an ethnobotanist, I am obsessed by the evolutionary theories that have attempted to explain what appear to be universal rules underpinning garden design. Source: Internet

Gil and other members and researchers briefed on how the work is unfolding, how they’re measuring success and the research the consortium is increasingly underpinning. Source: Internet

Davis also called for the data underpinning the government’s strategy to be made public. Source: Internet

Domestic demand is playing an ever more important role in underpinning growth as interest rates drop and the availability of credit cards and mortgages increases. Source: Internet

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