backer
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Huang’s answer to the cash buildup was to spend liberally, becoming a financial backer for the broader AI ecosystem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
It might need backer Nvidia to stem the bleeding.
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
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
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
Other backers include playwright and screenwriter James Graham, who wrote stage shows including Ink, Quiz and Dear England, as well as Happy Valley creator Sally Wainwright and The Crown's Peter Morgan.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Powerus founders said the Trumps are enthusiastic backers of an American manufacturing renaissance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The deal between TeamLab and OCVibe backers is worth more than $100 million, Bloomberg reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
One of its large backers is Good Ventures, a foundation set up by Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and his wife, Cari Tuna.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Another challenge for Jim and Paul was to remain in close contact with core PIH backers.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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