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backing

[bak-ing] / ˈbæk ɪŋ /


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RBC calculates an earnings per share hit of 9% from last week’s parliamentary vote to require 90% CET1 backing—only 0.3 point better than the worse option of full CET1 backing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The remainder is expected to be dedicated to backing SpaceX’s internal efforts as the company works on developing new models and products, such as its AI agents.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Most European companies rely on financing from banks, which are traditionally more cautious than venture capital investors about backing businesses that may take years to become profitable, said Meyers, an expert in EU digital policy.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Fury's claim the bout could be off follows his post on social media earlier this month suggesting that Joshua, 36, was backing out of the fight, before calling for a third match-up with Oleksandr Usyk.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The Vanderbeeker kids gave each other uneasy glances before backing up in the direction of the stairs.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

The only thing he requests is a tin of 112 players with adhesive backings.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

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

Dennis Reed, a proprietor of Hi-Tek Redneck Karaoke & DJ Service, served as the M.C. while overseeing the sound system and musical backings.

From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2022

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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