backing
Example Sentences
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Stadium-linked businesses are backing a proposal that would roll back or eliminate the city’s billboard program and end its exclusive agreement with WOW.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Some big investors are backing away from private equity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
More and more investors are backing the stock to capitalize on the AI boom.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
And that backing can give them significantly more power and influence than a priest, typically a figure lower on the church’s organizational chart, would normally have.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
May said, backing away from her grandmother, Jack, the blond woman—everyone.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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