backing

Example Sentences

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New polling from YouGov suggests growing support for nuclear energy in Scotland, with the majority of people now backing it as part of the country's energy supply.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

That includes backing a replacement for the University Hospital of Wales.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

No one needed his blessing to enter the race, or his backing to sustain their candidacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Frank Hurley, the twenty-four-year-old photographer, had been to the Antarctic with an explorer named Douglas Mawson, and was a key member because of the financial backing he could attract.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong