backer
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Gazprom publicly became the IBA’s financial backer, filling its coffers with tens of millions of dollars.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Energy Transfer’s executive chairman Kelcy Warren, who Forbes estimates is worth over $9 billion, is a major backer of TXSE’s parent company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
“The track record of memecoins has been rocky at best, and it was not clear that this issue had either the backer or the timing to buck that trend.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Kendall had been a key backer of Democrat Andrew Jackson in the 1828 election, having defected from Henry Clay’s Whigs.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 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
When Schwarzenegger left office, his supporters turned the protocol foundation over to Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown’s backers, who in turn handed it over to Newsom’s team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Musk had unusual demands for Boring’s investors, which include a slew of his longtime backers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
"I can't tell someone not to go to their sister's wedding," said one MP leading efforts to persuade backers of the bill to vote.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
After more than a decade of civil war, his two main international backers, Russia and Iran, were bogged down in wars elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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
