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backer

[bak-er] / ˈbæk ər /


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China is its neighbour's largest trading partner and a vital diplomatic and political backer, although relations have not always been smooth with the ruling Kim dynasty.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 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

The philanthropic funder has since rebranded itself as Coefficient Giving, and is a prolific backer of AI safety nonprofits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 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

Ever attuned to the ebb and flow of research funding, he recognized that the government stood to become as generous a financial backer as the medical foundations he had mined to build the sixty-inch.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Raman’s backers see her as someone much more likely to push hard to get the private nonprofit running the Olympics to make sure Angelenos benefit from the event.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 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

For years his intricate affairs had rolled along smoothly; he and his partners, his backers, his help, the people on his team—they had all proceeded cautiously, carefully, conservatively, successfully.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols


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