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Acupuncture—for animals or humans—isn’t recognized as a board-certified medical specialty, and skeptics say there is no rigorous scientific evidence backing the practice.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

“I just want to convince MVP and Netflix that there’s something here worth investing in and that they should keep backing MMA,” Rousey said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

They would need the backing of 20% of the parliamentary party - 81 Labour MPs - to start the process.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Billionaire Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square initiated a new position in Microsoft, backing it as an artificial-intelligence winner.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

When Lyndon Johnson took over after Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, he promised to continue backing South Vietnam.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin