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bankroll

[bangk-rohl] / ˈbæŋkˌroʊl /


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And once Stark Industries and Wayne Enterprises bankroll their respective super-squads’ fortified headquarters, they attract the universe’s talent.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Chinese companies have been on a fundraising spree to bankroll costly research and infrastructure expansion, though valuations are still a fraction of those of their American peers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The company has long relied on this high-yielding equity as its primary engine to bankroll Bitcoin acquisitions—a strategy that backfires when the shares lose ground.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Prosecutor Alexandra Healy KC said the former minister improperly allowed powerful men with lucrative government contracts in the oil business to bankroll her extravagant lifestyle.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

“If we have to bankroll our own death, I’m coming back as a ghost and suing the Town Gran,” Seven said.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

One Saudi source told us that the speculation could be linked to the publication on Thursday of a new four-year strategy for the country's sovereign wealth fund PIF, which bankrolls LIV.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

As for the prospects of enticing producers to ramp up output to where it was a quarter-century ago, Brownfield said, “I just don’t see it, unless the U.S. basically bankrolls them.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 2026

It might seem wise to make room for smaller bankrolls in the city—the soul of Las Vegas is contingent on budget travelers—but those appeals are invariably ignored.

From Slate Nov. 18, 2025

In past years, this tiny desert nation has captured outsized attention largely because of the splashy real estate projects it bankrolls with proceeds from the world’s largest gas field.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2024

What’s more, she had seen off these “Calibans of brute strength, enormous bankrolls and stupendous power” using only “Nature’s greatest resource, a radiant intellect.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

The high times, prosecutors seemed to imply, had been bankrolled by the Roebucks’ cash.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

But LIV’s future is on the brink now that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which bankrolled the entire operation, has decided to turn off the funding tap after this season.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

The attacks in the Red Sea that reshaped global shipping over the past month were partly bankrolled this way, too.

From Barron's Apr. 18, 2026

Jack Walker, the man who bankrolled Rovers' Premier League title four years earlier, was tearful in the Ewood Park terraces.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

The business bankrolled Nihill’s early days in comedy.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2026

Despite its decision to stop bankrolling LIV Golf, PIF added it "remains committed" to its "substantial current and future investments in various sports as a priority sector".

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

That historic windfall has increasingly drawn Nvidia into bankrolling AI expansion through investments in startups.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

The members hugged him back, from bankrolling his college tuition to sending him generous gifts when he retired in 2013 and donations when his beloved wife, Cheryl, died in 2020 after suffering a massive stroke.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2026

These ads better be bankrolling the most distressing movie ever made.

From Slate Feb. 8, 2026

“Don’t even worry about it. I’m bankrolling this operation.”

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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