backer
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The United States is Taiwan's most important security backer and biggest arms supplier.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 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
Gazprom publicly became the IBA’s financial backer, filling its coffers with tens of millions of dollars.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 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
Park proponents highlight safety for cyclists and pedestrians, while reopening backers say risks have migrated to other streets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
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
The Brockmans were listed among the group’s marquee backers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Loomis had ninety ideas a minute,” one of their financial backers observed.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
