backer

Example Sentences

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In addition to targeting his allies and backers, photographers who covered his court hearings and lawyers who represented him at trial have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms.

From Barron's

International pressure has been increasing on the backers of this conflict to disengage.

From BBC

But Gu, who grew up in the Bay Area and studies at Stanford, might be even more valuable to the Chinese government than she is to backers such as Porsche and Red Bull.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Political leaders are judged on their performance, not on their gender," Liberal Senator, and prominent Taylor backer, James Paterson said on Thursday.

From BBC

AI could prove as transformative as its most optimistic backers are predicting.

From BBC