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Mejia said the city had been ill-advised to agree to be the financial backstop, should the Games lose money.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

The world’s largest company by market cap also recently scaled back a proposed financial backstop for OpenAI’s massive data-center project in Ohio amid concerns about how investors would react to the potential liability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Shortly afterward, Nvidia agreed to backstop a massive Ohio data center project by OpenAI that could leave the company on the hook for billions of dollars if plans to lease it fall through.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Matt Brill, head of North America investment-grade credit at Invesco, said it’s too early to talk about any backstop for credit.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Dad had enough gall to be divided into three parts, and the ability and poise to backstop the front he placed before the world.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

"The market firmly bought into Wednesday's solid earnings story from the hyperscalers, with risk appetite also backstopped by the broader path on the geopolitical front continuing to lead towards de-escalation," said Pepperstone's Michael Brown.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

Paramount’s deal requires $41 billion in equity, backstopped by Larry Ellison’s family and RedBird Capital Partners, according to a regulatory filing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025

Paramount said its deal will be fully backstopped by the Ellison family and RedBird Capital, along with $54 billion of debt commitments from Bank of America, Citi and Apollo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025

Multiple Democratic- and Republican-run states, as well as Native American tribes, declared emergencies and backstopped tens of millions of dollars for food payments, while acknowledging that that still wouldn’t suffice.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025

Mass manufacturing backstopped American primacy in the 20th century; the U.S. outbuilt and outinnovated its totalitarian foes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

But backstopping markets removes a key risk and encourages more borrowing—especially for the hedge funds that now own trillions of dollars of U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Larger technology companies have started backstopping deals with AI startups to help them secure access.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

Warner’s board told shareholders to reject Paramount’s bid last week, citing concerns that the Ellisons weren’t fully backstopping the financing.

From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025

The deal doesn’t go into effect until the 2024-25 season, but Ilya Sorokin received $66 million over the following eight years to continue backstopping the New York Islanders.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2023

With Darrow doing most of the backstopping, and Larson ready to fill in any moment he’s needed, you’re going to keep a five-thousand-dollar catcher on the bench for a pinch hitter!

From Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager by Burt L. Standish