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backing

[bak-ing] / ˈbæk ɪŋ /


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It is doubling down on artificial-intelligence investment and analysts at Benchmark Research are backing the AI push.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Forget that 2004 incident where she got caught singing over a backing track in an appearance on “Saturday Night Live.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

China's backing on this is "very important," says Zhu Yongbiao, a Middle East expert and director of the Centre for Afghanistan Studies at Lanzhou University.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

While his backing was hardly unequivocal, this week Hopkinson stressed Newcastle were currently "not having those conversations" about a change of manager.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Perhaps it was some lingering disquiet from that unpleasant incident on the train; she found herself backing away from the line of hansom cabs and clutching the children even more tightly than before.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood