bankrolled

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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

Jack Walker, the man who bankrolled Rovers' Premier League title four years earlier, was tearful in the Ewood Park terraces.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

There’s also a nascent league, the Professional Women’s Hockey League, which began playing in 2023, is bankrolled by Dodgers/Lakers plutocrat Mark Walter, and has had impressive success, filling arenas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Just four months earlier, he had bankrolled his son David’s $8-billion acquisition of the storied Paramount Pictures.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025