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It has become a backer to those that rely on its chips, providing some funding to the likes of OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX to help continue the costly buildout of AI infrastructure.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Russia was a key backer of the Assad regime, and in the days after his fall, Assad released a statement confirming that he had fled there.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

His backer was Chicago private-equity firm Granite Creek Capital Partners, which aims to invest $10 million to $30 million in companies with at least $3 million of Ebitda, according to its website.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Shortly after he was appointed in January, his advisor and key backer Sergiy Sternenko was confident he could win over the military insiders to his new approach.

From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 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 clashes have threatened years of work by the ICC and its backers to establish the authority of the court.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Its backers are seeking $100 million in annual funding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Thanks to several shadowy backers, three days later, according to my source inside the courthouse, on Saturday, Aug. 8, at 12:35 p.m.,

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

He is the second man to be arrested over the plot, which has strained relations between Kyiv and Berlin - one of the key European backers for Ukraine's war effort.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 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