backups
- plural of backup.
Example Sentences
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Across volatile regions, some critical infrastructure, like desalination plants and data centers, will need to be fortified with layers of reinforced concrete, duplicated to provide backups or potentially relocated underground—at significant cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Then one team wants to make a mockery of the final, Ganesha, by using backups.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
You know, for the last 50 years, enterprises relied on backups of backups of technology, right?
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
The court also found reason to believe that Castillo later wiped all backups of the messages from his iCloud account.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
"Well," Chuck said, "The primary ran through the big satellite dish. It blew away in the storm. The rest of the backups were in the MAV."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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