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backing

[bak-ing] / ˈbæk ɪŋ /


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Five Elms Capital is backing electronic medical records provider UrgentIQ with a $15 million growth investment.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Taking the California Democratic Party convention stage in February, Barrera, president of the San Diego Unified Board of Education, gave a quick shout-out to the California Teachers Assn. for backing his bid.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Anthropic rival OpenAI, in addition to backing the call for a pause, pushed its initial public offering into next year.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

Thomas built an international reputation over a career spanning five decades, working with directors including David Cronenberg, Nagisa Oshima, Julien Temple and Nicolas Roeg and backing independent films alongside mainstream successes.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

He was intent upon her face and her slow backing away.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

The only thing he requests is a tin of 112 players with adhesive backings.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

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

Dennis Reed, a proprietor of Hi-Tek Redneck Karaoke & DJ Service, served as the M.C. while overseeing the sound system and musical backings.

From New York Times Aug. 24, 2022

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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