backing
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He was livestreaming his coffee run to an uptempo backing track.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Despite US export bans on critical chips, Chinese AI innovation has been expanding, driven by open-source technology and Beijing's backing.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Taking the California Democratic Party convention stage in February, Barrera, president of the San Diego Unified Board of Education, gave a quick shout-out to the California Teachers Assn. for backing his bid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Anthropic rival OpenAI, in addition to backing the call for a pause, pushed its initial public offering into next year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
But Reg stuck to his decision, backing up into his friends and crossing his arms.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
Many of Clarke's poems were originally released with musical backings masterminded by producer Martin Hannett, who was known for his work with Joy Division.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025
At that point, bank targets may be persuaded to do deals not because they need the liquidity, but to show they have the backings of large institutional investors.
From Reuters ● Mar. 14, 2023
On the doors to the offices themselves, a few backings of peeled-off stickers remained.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2021
Ms. Kokoszka described the members as having “unselfishly donated their time, talents, fabrics, battings, backings, bindings and labels for the making of the quilts each of our honored guests will receive tonight.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2020
We make complicated floral patterns with a compass, we glue odd substances to cardboard backings: feathers, sequins, pieces of macaroni garishly dyed, lengths of drinking straw.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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