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[spon-ser] / ˈspɒn sər /




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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to act "with full force against the terrorists and those who orchestrate and sponsor them".

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Firms have turned to the secondary market and so-called continuation vehicles, which give investors an opportunity to cash out while allowing the sponsor to hold on to the asset.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

They came together after Yamal’s mother, Sheila, won a raffle run by a local newspaper and Barcelona’s shirt sponsor, the children’s charity UNICEF.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The United States has listed Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism since 1979.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

And Representative Clark, the sponsor of the texting ban, which he’d gotten on the agenda for a final airing, wasn’t anywhere to be found.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Some private-equity sponsors say holding assets longer is often intentional to focus on deep value creation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The official sponsors of the World Cup pay eye-watering sums to associate brands with the competition, but no doubt end up benefiting financially, with the likes of Adidas and Coca-Cola plastered everywhere.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

The New York City Soccer Initiative, a collaboration between the city, NYC FC, and corporate sponsors is also building 26 mini soccer pitches at local schools.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Not surprisingly, she currently has no sponsors, just equipment support from Head Sport and Asics Corp., making her Wimbledon run particularly lucrative.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

I got ad opportunities, sponsors, and a tip jar that people actually used.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

By a vote of 217-212, the House killed the amendment sponsored by Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

StepFun's chairman Yin Qi said "deep partnerships" had been established with several major Chinese platforms, including Alipay and ride-hailing giant Didi, according to a sponsored article in state news agency Xinhua.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

Backed by a coalition of non-college-educated, older, and Black voters, Stevens led a poll sponsored by the Detroit News by 7 points this week.

From Slate Jul. 18, 2026

Fox Sports, who reportedly paid $485m for the US broadcast rights, introduced the hydration intervals as "sponsored by" a brand.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

“The only reason they sponsored our visas was because the government was pressuring them to hire workers with papers. But now everyone’s saying it was all talk.”

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

We’ve been sponsoring with Lay’s and some of our other brands.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

The U.S. recently sanctioned Rwanda’s military and several senior officers for sponsoring a different insurgent group, called M23, that has seized large chunks of eastern Congo.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

America 250, by contrast, is decidedly smaller, sponsoring art exhibits and coordinated "block parties" across the country.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

We were sponsoring him when he was 17 and he signed with us when he was 18 and old enough to turn professional.

From BBC May 8, 2026

He immediately wrote to Henry Fairfield Osborn at the American Museum of Natural History, who was sponsoring the trip, to let him know about the change in plans.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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