backer
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SEIU-UHW West is the primary backer of Californians for Responsible Healthcare and the Yes on 44 campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Private equity backer TSG, which took a 22% stake in the brewer in 2017, is set to lose £27.6m.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
China is a top economic partner of Iran that buys much of its oil output and is also a key diplomatic backer.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Gazprom publicly became the IBA’s financial backer, filling its coffers with tens of millions of dollars.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
I acted in the capacity of backer, or best-man, to the bridegroom; while a little limp pew-opener in a soft bonnet like a baby’s, made a feint of being the bosom friend of Miss Skiffins.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Saleh was interviewed in January, when Bab el-Mandeb was thrust into the power struggle between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the friendly-but-occasionally-fractious backers of Yemen’s internationally recognized government.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
While his backers have argued that many of the problems the nation faces are inherited, Merz himself is deeply unpopular.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Founded in 2023 by two former a16z crypto executives, Bastion’s backers include Coinbase Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund and Samsung Next.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Existing backers including Tencent, HSG and ZhenFund are considering participating in the round, some of the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
In the United States as in Europe, many of Darwin’s most ardent backers were successful tradespeople whose hobby was butterfly or beetle collecting.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
