backing
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And while he has said he doesn't think he will need Opportunity's backing to form a new administration, Luxon has said he is open to working with the movement to get things done.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
"ICE is NOT backing away or slowing down," a DHS spokesperson told CBS.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Special envoy Steve Witkoff, like Vance, has sought Trump’s continued backing for diplomatic efforts for a deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
“A company with stronger financial backing may have more room to provide extended salary coverage, healthcare benefits, and career transition support.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
When I was at last backing her into the shafts, Dad called me over to the barn door.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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Many of Clarke's poems were originally released with musical backings masterminded by producer Martin Hannett, who was known for his work with Joy Division.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025
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
On the doors to the offices themselves, a few backings of peeled-off stickers remained.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2021
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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