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   Un·der·pin·ning

   /ˈəndərˌpiniNG/

   

   noun

   • 1. a solid foundation laid below ground level to support or strengthen a building.
   • ▪ a set of ideas, motives, or devices that justify or form the basis for something: "the theoretical underpinning for free-market economics"

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