bankrolled

past tense of bankroll

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bankrolled In June, the Florida Bulldog published an article detailing how Alvarez’s campaign was being bankrolled by Trump allies who were irate by Ruiz’s ruling in the presidential library case. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026 The group sought to prove its point again Sunday by partnering with Nida Abu Baker, whose father was sentenced in 2009 for coleading a Texas charity that bankrolled terrorists. Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026 The plan was for the Speedwell to remain in North America and fish for cod to salt and dry and take back to help repay the investors who bankrolled the journey. Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 But the campaign was largely bankrolled by organizations that do not have to disclose their donors, which raised eyebrows from some voters. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 In 2024, for example, the recall of former Mayor Sheng Thao was bankrolled almost exclusively by hundreds of thousands of dollars from hedge fund manager Philip Dreyfuss, who at the time resided in Piedmont. Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 The $20 billion FIFA subsidiary, bankrolled by the brother of Jared Kushner, was blasted by international soccer organizations. ABC News, 29 July 2026 Amazon has also bankrolled a Manhattan Beach production services company, Innovative Dream. Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 Following a very public and increasingly acrimonious falling out with Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the owner of chemicals giant INEOS who bankrolled Ainslie’s two previous Cup campaigns, this is a level of limelight Ainslie could do without. Andrew Rice, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolled
Verb
  • The United States now consumes nearly 40% of the electricity used by data centers worldwide, and the infrastructure required to support further growth will have to be financed, permitted, manufactured, and built.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators were still tracing financial records to determine whether companies financed or ordered the land clearing, signaling the probe could expand beyond those arrested.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The state law tightened bail rules for violent offenses, changed protocols for mental health evaluations and funded additional prosecutors in Mecklenburg County.
    Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Johnson said moving some of those funds would not endanger any ongoing projects funded by the American Rescue Plan Act.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Penguin Random House, largest seller of books, and most eager to sell them best, testified in court that the sales of only 4 percent of its books effectively subsidized the rest.
    M. C. Mah, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Why lease deals haven't fully recovered Before the pandemic, automakers regularly subsidized leases to help move new vehicles off dealer lots, with incentives that lowered monthly payments or reduced how much customers paid upfront.
    Mike Winters, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Bankrolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolled. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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