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A backer of the prime minister said, when Burnham had faced tough questions in the by-election campaign, "he's fallen apart".

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

It was not Su’s only foray into the space industry; his company has been a high-profile backer of some of SpaceX’s Chinese competitors.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026

The U.S. is the Lebanese Armed Forces’s biggest backer, providing more than $3 billion in funding since 2006 and offering training for Lebanese troops.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Saudi Arabia, which supports the government, and the United Arab Emirates, the RSF’s top backer, have both become re-export hubs for gum, processing it into goods exported to Asia and Europe.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

I acted in the capacity of backer, or best-man, to the bridegroom; while a little limp pew-opener in a soft bonnet like a baby’s, made a feint of being the bosom friend of Miss Skiffins.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

Rising construction costs and shortages of labor and parts are forcing some operators to seek deeper-pocketed backers to fund expansions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

That story, published Monday, was too much even for his staunchest backers.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Dias said that backers of noncitizen voting need to build a broad coalition — grassroots organizations, election officials, lawyers for the city — before taking the proposal to voters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

Among the tax credit’s other prominent backers are two Northwest Democrats on the Senate Committee on Finance, Ron Wyden of Oregon and Maria Cantwell of Washington.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

Financial backers of both institutions—the Chemical Foundation in Columbia’s case and William Crocker, a banking and railroad magnate, in Berkeley’s case—seemed eager to pony up funds to cover Sloan’s further research.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik