underpinning

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And these memos lay bare the extent to which the work product underpinning these decisions is often half-hearted and vibes-based; animated more by grievance and hurt feelings than neutral legal rules.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

Plus, the one-offs underpinning stocks’ records, the money lies that end marriages, and America’s mahjong obsession.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Investors, still questioning whether a truce between the U.S. and Iran will last after their two-week cease-fire agreement, will be looking for company earnings to provide a solid fundamental underpinning for a jittery stock market.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

Michael Bellingham, chief executive of UK Pet Food, said: "The evidence informing these changes is still evolving, and much of the research underpinning this has not yet been published or widely scrutinised."

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The thesis is misnamed, because, as it is usually formulated, Duhem did not hold it and Quine abandoned it, but it is the fundamental conceptual underpinning of much modern history and philosophy of science.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton