bankrolled

past tense of bankroll

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Recent Examples of bankrolled 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 Of course, 90 percent bankrolled by Sepp Blatter and his cronies, the critical flop (a zero Rotten Tomatoes rating) and commercial loser ($171,000 at the box office against a $30 million budget, America’s lowest-grossing opening ever) was never going to paint a well-balanced picture. Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolled
Verb
  • Before 2021, foreign aid financed roughly three-quarters of public expenditures.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The financing There’s been very little disclosed about how this deal is being financed.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This budget will also have to determine long-term solutions for positions that are grant-funded, particularly in law enforcement.
    Sofi Zeman August 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The organizations, including MoveUp Southeast Michigan, MoveUp LA, and MoveUp Washington, will operate on their own but stay funded by the Ballmers.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Firms invest more to produce more to export more at lower or negative margins, subsidized by local governments whose own fiscal health depends on the factories’ staying open.
    Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In the 80s and 90s, even major teams had often been run on razor-thin margins (and were subsidized by owners).
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 July 2026

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“Bankrolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolled. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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