backed

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His second company, called Lucy, was backed by Y Combinator, the venture firm that Altman ran at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Either way, Emma has backed herself into a corner and hopes that honesty and context will be her saving grace.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The facility received an A3 rating from Moody’s, marking the first time a loan backed by high-performance computing infrastructure has achieved investment-grade status.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Chief executive Richard Gould also backed McCullum and Key this week despite a series of recent England players criticising the regime.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

A moment later, the engines fired up, and the crowd of wild creatures backed away.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown