backer

Example Sentences

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Polymarket’s backers speak glowingly about the promise of harnessing the wisdom of the crowd, arguing that people who put money on the line are more likely to be right than purported experts and biased commentators.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even some of his backers, though, point out the surge is not all down to him.

From BBC

There are no fusion reactors yet anywhere in the world, but there are several startups in the field, and some have high-profile backers.

From Barron's

They believe it would have been impossible for the UAE and its allies to run a detention network without the Yemeni government and its Saudi backers knowing about it.

From BBC

But Blueprint has won over investors thanks partly to the resources it has devoted to building its team and to its performance, according to some of its backers.

From The Wall Street Journal