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backed

[bakt] / bækt /


ADJECTIVE
supplied with a back
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The sport has been backed heavily by the NFL, which aims to help it earn selection for Brisbane 2032 too.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The project being backed by the King is intended to equip young people with practical skills to work in the creative industries.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Informa backed its 2026 guidance for 6% underlying revenue growth and double-digit growth in underlying earnings per share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

When it came to labor, he’s always been the guy backed by the state labor unions.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

Greg Lippmann had traded bonds backed by various consumer loans—auto loans, credit card loans, home equity loans—since 1991, when he had graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and taken a job at Credit Suisse.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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