backing

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Griffin has the money, the access, the celebrity connections, and the book industry backing necessary to bury her classmate’s charges.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

Quantum stocks face plenty of their own hype-and-speculation critiques, but Washington’s backing was providing the perfect shelter from the market’s storm.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Leading ally of the PM Nick Thomas-Symonds has said he is backing Andy Burnham to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader and prime minister.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Tech giants have been backing everything from small modular nuclear reactors to rebooting shutdown reactors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

The soldier couldn’t back down in front of the crowd, and Farmer had subtly declared he wasn’t backing down, either.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French