backed

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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

Advocacy groups including Equal Rights Advocates, Child USA and Sanctuary for Families have backed her efforts, warning that allowing retaliatory defamation claims to proceed could chill survivors from coming forward.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

He backed his son David’s Paramount bid for Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Due to the war, Mideast steelmakers have backed out of contracts to supply Canada-based Cascadia Metals with hundreds of containers of steel and aluminum, according to Jim Ritchie, its chief executive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

As the polar bear circled in closer to the snowmobile, Owen and George spiraled farther away, always keeping the bear in sight as they backed up.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz