backer
Example Sentences
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Amazon and GE Aerospace were early backers External link of Beta, which sold shares to the public in November External link at $34 apiece.
From Barron's
The Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, the main backer of the tax proposal, needs to collect about 875,000 signatures by June 24 in order to get the measure on the November ballot.
From Los Angeles Times
Cottrill alleges that after he was commissioned to make the sculpture, the project's backers went behind his back to start using the art to promote their $PATRIOT cryptocurrency.
From Barron's
The study was an extension of a successful three-month Phase 3 trial conducted in China by the company’s longtime backer and partner Ascletis Pharma.
From Barron's
Metz’s backers are planning to set up a U.S. headquarters and production facilities.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
