bankroll
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Railroads, which relied heavily on debt to bankroll new construction, were especially hard hit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The lesson there isn’t that the size of the bankroll doesn’t matter, but that what really matters is how it’s spent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
And once Stark Industries and Wayne Enterprises bankroll their respective super-squads’ fortified headquarters, they attract the universe’s talent.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The company has long relied on this high-yielding equity as its primary engine to bankroll Bitcoin acquisitions—a strategy that backfires when the shares lose ground.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
With this bankroll, he was able to purchase and outfit a three-masted, coal-powered barkentine called Polaris from a Norwegian firm that specialized in polar vessels.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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One Saudi source told us that the speculation could be linked to the publication on Thursday of a new four-year strategy for the country's sovereign wealth fund PIF, which bankrolls LIV.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
As for the prospects of enticing producers to ramp up output to where it was a quarter-century ago, Brownfield said, “I just don’t see it, unless the U.S. basically bankrolls them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
It might seem wise to make room for smaller bankrolls in the city—the soul of Las Vegas is contingent on budget travelers—but those appeals are invariably ignored.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
In past years, this tiny desert nation has captured outsized attention largely because of the splashy real estate projects it bankrolls with proceeds from the world’s largest gas field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
What’s more, she had seen off these “Calibans of brute strength, enormous bankrolls and stupendous power” using only “Nature’s greatest resource, a radiant intellect.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Women now have access to greater financial freedom, which leads to more choice and opportunity, “but it also creates dissonance when someone is expecting to be bankrolled by a partner,” Hoffman said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
He allegedly used his illicit wealth to fulfill his dreams of playing professional soccer, buying himself a spot in the starting lineup for teams he bankrolled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The high times, prosecutors seemed to imply, had been bankrolled by the Roebucks’ cash.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The men are part of a group of industry insiders who are alleged to have bankrolled spending sprees and luxury home stays by Alison-Madueke, 65.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
So far, the Hangzhou-based firm has been largely bankrolled by founder Liang Wenfeng’s own cash and profit from High-Flyer, the hedge fund that he co-founded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
“I’m tired of bankrolling people who don’t understand money management!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
That historic windfall has increasingly drawn Nvidia into bankrolling AI expansion through investments in startups.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The decision by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund to stop bankrolling LIV Golf at the end of the season has plunged the future of the breakaway series into doubt.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
These ads better be bankrolling the most distressing movie ever made.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2026
"Scott's bankrolling us. His mom keeps a change jar, so we've got plenty."
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
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