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Backed by more than $2.7 billion in pledged investment, the corridor is meant to move copper and cobalt, vital to the energy transition.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Backed by the UK government, the plan is to build a prototype powerplant on the site of a former coal-fired power station in West Burton, Yorkshire.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Backed by a big, throwback live band, “Lost Me” beautifully papered over a failed relationship with an uncertain young bravado; “Backup Plan” gave his one-of-kind baritone room to roam and plead.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Backed by Bill Gates’s Breakthrough Energy and venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, among others, KoBold says machine learning allows it to collect and analyze more sophisticated data about deposits than conventional exploration methods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Backed by Joseph Stalin and the communist government of China, the forces of communist North Korea poured across the border into South Korea.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin