bankrolled

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But LIV’s future is on the brink now that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which bankrolled the entire operation, has decided to turn off the funding tap after this season.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The attacks in the Red Sea that reshaped global shipping over the past month were partly bankrolled this way, too.

From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026

JD Vance converted to Catholicism in 2019, during a time when he was being heavily bankrolled by esoteric Catholic billionaire Peter Thiel.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Jack Walker, the man who bankrolled Rovers' Premier League title four years earlier, was tearful in the Ewood Park terraces.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Just four months earlier, he had bankrolled his son David’s $8-billion acquisition of the storied Paramount Pictures.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025