bankroll

Example Sentences

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Musk accused Brockman and Altman of “stealing a charity,” convincing him to bankroll OpenAI as a nonprofit only to flip it into a for-profit company.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Big Tech has the balance sheets and the electricity addiction to bankroll what the U.S. government has spent 50 years failing to do.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Overseas Nepali workers bankroll their families and buttress the economy, making them a key constituency in elections next week -- but they cannot vote themselves.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Mahan has already elicited early support among wealthy venture capitalists and tech industry leaders, who would be able to bankroll a formidable campaign.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

I decided against it, though, since, unless one has a large bankroll, the rate at which one wins money is too slow to be worth the time and intense concentration required.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos