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backer

[bak-er] / ˈbæk ər /


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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

Gazprom publicly became the IBA’s financial backer, filling its coffers with tens of millions of dollars.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Marc Stad, the founder of Dragoneer Investment Group, is acquiring a controlling stake in the Minnesota Timberwolves and a group led by venture capitalist and OpenAI backer Vinod Khosla is acquiring the Seattle Seahawks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 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

The company's backers include Nvidia and major investment firms Blackstone and Jane Street.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Citing documents shared with OpenAI's financial backers, the FT said the company put its annualized revenue at close to $50 billion as of the end of September.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

To raise money for his new startup, Amodei turned to powerful backers in the EA community—including Sam Bankman-Fried.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Saleh was interviewed in January, when Bab el-Mandeb was thrust into the power struggle between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the friendly-but-occasionally-fractious backers of Yemen’s internationally recognized government.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

For years his intricate affairs had rolled along smoothly; he and his partners, his backers, his help, the people on his team—they had all proceeded cautiously, carefully, conservatively, successfully.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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