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bankroll

[bangk-rohl] / ˈbæŋkˌroʊl /


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And once Stark Industries and Wayne Enterprises bankroll their respective super-squads’ fortified headquarters, they attract the universe’s talent.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

The company has long relied on this high-yielding equity as its primary engine to bankroll Bitcoin acquisitions—a strategy that backfires when the shares lose ground.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Prosecutor Alexandra Healy KC said the former minister improperly allowed powerful men with lucrative government contracts in the oil business to bankroll her extravagant lifestyle.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

It has also co-opted the economy, so that Sudan’s many riches bankroll the belligerents even as most Sudanese are impoverished.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

I decided against it, though, since, unless one has a large bankroll, the rate at which one wins money is too slow to be worth the time and intense concentration required.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Limited financial resources require them to act more disciplined than teams with giant bankrolls.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

One Saudi source told us that the speculation could be linked to the publication on Thursday of a new four-year strategy for the country's sovereign wealth fund PIF, which bankrolls LIV.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

It might seem wise to make room for smaller bankrolls in the city—the soul of Las Vegas is contingent on budget travelers—but those appeals are invariably ignored.

From Slate Nov. 18, 2025

Though Amazon bankrolls productions and promotes them under the Amazon brand, the company often employs a production services company to manage day-to-day operations.

From New York Times Jun. 18, 2024

What’s more, she had seen off these “Calibans of brute strength, enormous bankrolls and stupendous power” using only “Nature’s greatest resource, a radiant intellect.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

The attacks in the Red Sea that reshaped global shipping over the past month were partly bankrolled this way, too.

From Barron's Apr. 18, 2026

JD Vance converted to Catholicism in 2019, during a time when he was being heavily bankrolled by esoteric Catholic billionaire Peter Thiel.

From Salon Apr. 15, 2026

Several Nigerian businessmen are alleged to have bankrolled huge spending sprees, including more than £2m at luxury store Harrods and £4.6m on refurbishing homes in London and Buckinghamshire.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2026

The business bankrolled Nihill’s early days in comedy.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2026

As it turned out, the deal also bankrolled deels.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

That historic windfall has increasingly drawn Nvidia into bankrolling AI expansion through investments in startups.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

The decision by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund to stop bankrolling LIV Golf at the end of the season has plunged the future of the breakaway series into doubt.

From BBC May 1, 2026

These ads better be bankrolling the most distressing movie ever made.

From Slate Feb. 8, 2026

Now it is transitioning to bankrolling the specialized equipment that remains a foreign chokepoint.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 5, 2026

"Scott's bankrolling us. His mom keeps a change jar, so we've got plenty."

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies




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