backer
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Gazprom publicly became the IBA’s financial backer, filling its coffers with tens of millions of dollars.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
“The track record of memecoins has been rocky at best, and it was not clear that this issue had either the backer or the timing to buck that trend.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
The company, which counts Bill Gates as an early backer, went public in a buzzy IPO in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Berlin, a key backer of Ukraine, is also on high alert for sabotage plots linked to Russia.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 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
But the Arab oil embargo that fall flattened the housing market, and Remax’s backers pulled out, leaving the fledgling firm, at its lowest point, more than $600,000 in debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The war-torn country initially used its own revenues to pay for defence spending but has increasingly relied on foreign backers for these outlays.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Newsom appeared to acknowledge a desire to avoid the possibly messy fight for California backers that could ensue if both were to run, saying there would be “pure crossover” between Harris’ supporters and his.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
"I can't tell someone not to go to their sister's wedding," said one MP leading efforts to persuade backers of the bill to vote.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 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
