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The second is in Ohio, where Nvidia has provided a $105 billion backstop for the monster data center being built for OpenAI by SoftBank’s SB Energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

When the president requires an emotional backstop and perhaps a bit of reining in, the first gentleman exercises his own version of diplomacy.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

"Benefits will become the backstop, not the starting point," Burnham wrote in his piece published in Monday's paper.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“Unfortunately it would not be financially viable for Hyroad to backstop Nikola’s warranties for vehicles already sold,” a company spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Another new ball from behind the backstop and Willis roughing it up again.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

“Never before in this City’s history has a private organization been backstopped by the city of Los Angeles to carry out an endeavor of this size and scale,” Mejia wrote to LA28.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

OpenAI has signed a lease for the project, backstopped by a commitment from Nvidia to take it over if OpenAI defaults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Google, for instance, has backstopped some data centers for Anthropic, in part to increase sales of its in-house AI chips, known as tensor processing units.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

U.S.-aligned leaders will see their policies backstopped, while the likes of Brazil have assets both sides want.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

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

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

In recent calls with U.S. officials, European officials have stressed that they can only offer Ukraine clear security commitments once they know what role the U.S. would play in backstopping those plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

How the U.S. government is backstopping the tech boom.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2025

The settlement resolved a dispute over the amount of new stock that Cineworld's lenders would receive for backstopping the exit financing.

From Reuters ● May 2, 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