backing
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The scientist believed that capturing the public's imagination would help attract financial backing.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“So, you have this uneven economic growth, and with interest rates backing up substantially, that’s a tough environment for small caps.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Grocery stores began backing away from tomatoes earlier in the year; restaurants, he said, held on longer.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
"The European Commission must guarantee the office political backing, operational independence, resources, and technical staff to quickly deliver decisive enforcement," Benifei told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Ah-choo! Forgive me, Fredrick,” Ashton said, backing his way to the door.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Many of Clarke's poems were originally released with musical backings masterminded by producer Martin Hannett, who was known for his work with Joy Division.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025
At that point, bank targets may be persuaded to do deals not because they need the liquidity, but to show they have the backings of large institutional investors.
From Reuters ● Mar. 14, 2023
Dennis Reed, a proprietor of Hi-Tek Redneck Karaoke & DJ Service, served as the M.C. while overseeing the sound system and musical backings.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
Ms. Kokoszka described the members as having “unselfishly donated their time, talents, fabrics, battings, backings, bindings and labels for the making of the quilts each of our honored guests will receive tonight.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2020
We make complicated floral patterns with a compass, we glue odd substances to cardboard backings: feathers, sequins, pieces of macaroni garishly dyed, lengths of drinking straw.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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