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bankrolling

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verb

present participle of bankroll

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bankrolling
Noun
Just last week, the utilities spent $10 million against me, joining Big Oil’s bankrolling of my opponents. — Tom Steyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026 As recently as this summer, Robinson boasted about his role in co-creating, bankrolling, and starring in Legacy of Lies, an action movie headlined by John Wick martial artist Scott Adkins. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
Cook got longtime search cash cow Alphabet to bankroll Apple’s AI, which means bankrolling not only Gemini but, perhaps more important, the huge power costs. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026 The grandees of Gullen have set their hopes on Claire’s bankrolling their faltering community’s recovery. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Michelangelo, court artisans — all these things happened because someone was bankrolling them. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 18 Aug. 2026 The man bankrolling it, John Middleton, was seated in the first row behind the Phillies’ dugout Friday. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 But the exact source of those dollars remains hidden, leaving voters in the dark about who is bankrolling the plan to overhaul the state’s tax structure. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026 Allies include Brin’s Building a Better California, which is bankrolling two counter-measures aimed at undermining the billionaire tax. — Ben Paviour july 2, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026 Northanger Limited was founded in October 2024 with producers bankrolling development from private funds worth £300,000. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 June 2026 If the superfund template survives, the next decade of American energy policy will be written by trial lawyers, attorneys general and a handful of out-of-state philanthropies bankrolling the litigation pipeline. — Yaël Ossowski, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolling
Noun
  • With respect to the state’s cancer crisis, Hinson defended her record by highlighting her work during her three terms in Congress to boost cancer research funding for the National Institutes of Health.
    — Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Common long-term goals may include saving for retirement or funding college education.
    — Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Sonia Ben Jaafar, CEO of the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation, told Semafor that private donors from the Gulf want to be more involved in designing development programs rather than simply financing them.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • If taxpayers are financing a school, what academic results should be reported?
    — Crystal Etienne, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Nigeria introduced a new discount on fuel, reigniting fierce debate over the wisdom of terminating a long-running subsidy program three years ago.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • That implied that the effect of the subsidy terminations had slowed, in the view of market analysts at Cox Automotive.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • How about subsidizing our next freshman class and bringing the cost down to $50K?
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Digital tools have made pure execution nearly free, so firms that still price advice as a percentage of assets are subsidizing convenience with margin.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The initiative is being renamed as the Madeleine Fund For Women Artists as part of the endowment process.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier this year, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the university and the Academy were renegotiating heir relationship; Drexel wanted a full merger, which would grant it the building, endowment and collections.
    — Andrew Stelzer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Bankrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolling. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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