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Economic backbone

Economic backbone (Économique backbone)

Idiom Economics

Signification

The most important part of the economy.

La partie la plus importante de l'économie. (La partie la plus importante de l'economie.)

Phrases d'exemple

"Small businesses are the economic backbone of the nation."

"Les petites entreprises sont la colonne vertébrale économique de la nation." (Les petites entreprises sont la **colonne vertebrale economique** de la nation.)

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