backing
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JetZero has also lured the backing of about 20 airlines including Delta Air Lines, Alaska and United, which has a conditional order for 200 of the Z4.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Despite the big backing, Martin immediately put himself on the back foot with an opening-day draw at Motherwell last August.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Observers say no meaningful progress is possible without Ankara's backing because of Turkey's status as a guarantor power.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
The backing by Nvidia would enable SoftBank to raise debt on more favorable terms, the Journal noted, which would otherwise be challenging given how S&P Global has flagged OpenAI as a key credit risk.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
I give them a squeeze before backing away.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Many of Clarke's poems were originally released with musical backings masterminded by producer Martin Hannett, who was known for his work with Joy Division.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025
At that point, bank targets may be persuaded to do deals not because they need the liquidity, but to show they have the backings of large institutional investors.
From Reuters ● Mar. 14, 2023
On the doors to the offices themselves, a few backings of peeled-off stickers remained.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2021
Ms. Kokoszka described the members as having “unselfishly donated their time, talents, fabrics, battings, backings, bindings and labels for the making of the quilts each of our honored guests will receive tonight.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2020
We make complicated floral patterns with a compass, we glue odd substances to cardboard backings: feathers, sequins, pieces of macaroni garishly dyed, lengths of drinking straw.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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