backing
Example Sentences
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It is backing two proposals: a cap on stadium parking rates and a tax on event tickets.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Ruth Messinger, the former Manhattan borough president and a Jewish progressive icon, called Lander a man of integrity and is backing him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
But Wall Street is backing the company to make a comeback with a raft of initiation notes on Monday.
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
He couldn’t blame Calypso for backing away from him.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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