backer
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SEIU-UHW West is the primary backer of Californians for Responsible Healthcare and the Yes on 44 campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
He was an early backer of the AI lab DeepMind and served on its board before it was acquired by Google in 2014.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Private equity backer TSG, which took a 22% stake in the brewer in 2017, is set to lose £27.6m.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Gazprom publicly became the IBA’s financial backer, filling its coffers with tens of millions of dollars.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 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
Over the years, plans to involve various backers, including ExxonMobil, BP and Chinese investors, fell through.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
To raise money for his new startup, Amodei turned to powerful backers in the EA community—including Sam Bankman-Fried.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
They also took aim at some of Raman’s own wealthy backers, who have put big money into outside campaign committees that support her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
While his backers have argued that many of the problems the nation faces are inherited, Merz himself is deeply unpopular.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
For years his intricate affairs had rolled along smoothly; he and his partners, his backers, his help, the people on his team—they had all proceeded cautiously, carefully, conservatively, successfully.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
