as in assisting
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
the Nobel-winning geneticist was of course backstopped in his research by a team of highly talented assistants
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America is still assisting Ukraine significantly in other ways.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026 -
Plants that grew in simulant treated with AMF also had much greater dry shoot and root mass, suggesting that the presence of AMF was assisting with the growth of the plants.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Naboso was developed by a podiatrist and uses texture on all products to stimulate the feet, improving overall foot awareness, foot strength and aiding in recovery.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Utilities, power generators, natural gas producers, hyperscalers, politicians, and state public service commissions all play key roles in either aiding or exacerbating these problems.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Kordia had come to the US first on a tourist visa and then transitioned to a student visa, studying English while working as a waitress and at a clothing store and helping care for her US citizen mother and brother, her attorneys said.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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JPMorgan said a prolonged conflict could push crude above $100 a barrel, helping bolster revenues at a time of strained public finances and heavy debt loads in producers such as Angola, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Backstopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstopping. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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