backer
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And so you’d expect, given that the company is a major backer and promoter of artificial-intelligence and technology companies.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
It might need backer Nvidia to stem the bleeding.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
SEIU-UHW West is the primary backer of Californians for Responsible Healthcare and the Yes on 44 campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Private equity backer TSG, which took a 22% stake in the brewer in 2017, is set to lose £27.6m.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
I acted in the capacity of backer, or best-man, to the bridegroom; while a little limp pew-opener in a soft bonnet like a baby’s, made a feint of being the bosom friend of Miss Skiffins.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Prop. 40’s backers estimate it will affect at least 200 to 300 people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The deal between TeamLab and OCVibe backers is worth more than $100 million, Bloomberg reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
“They’re like company-specific AI labs,” with the ETFs holding shares of their partners or backers, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
The move could be a step towards Musk's mission to build a self-sustaining city on Mars - a vision that has invited sceptics but also plenty of backers.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
No one knew better than Ernest that his expansion plans would outstrip the resources of the university, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Research Corporation, his customary financial backers.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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