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to provide money for
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Recent Examples of bankrolling
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.
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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.
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Yaël Ossowski,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
Purkis said Caulfeild is bankrolling the business — at least initially.
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Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
Governments spend more than $700 billion a year subsidising agriculture, much of it bankrolling the very fertilizers and fossil fuel inputs that make farming so exposed to price shocks.
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Carlos Alvarado Quesada,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
Meantime the future beyond this year of Tour rival LIV Golf is in jeopardy as doubts arise whether the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia will continue bankrolling the league.
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Greg Cote
april 19,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
In his first mission as 007, Bond engages in a high-stakes poker game with bankrupt terrorist Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) but falls tragically in love with Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), the British treasury agent bankrolling his game.
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Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Mar. 2026
However, remote county political parties, hundreds of miles from where races are taking place, might be the ones bankrolling the ads and phone calls that get candidates in front of constituents.
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Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
29 Mar. 2026
Not everyone agrees the government should be in the business of bankrolling early-stage firms.
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Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
Just last week, the utilities spent $10 million against me, joining Big Oil’s bankrolling of my opponents.
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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
Northanger Limited was founded in October 2024 with producers bankrolling development from private funds worth £300,000.
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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
Purkis said Caulfeild is bankrolling the business — at least initially.
—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
Governments spend more than $700 billion a year subsidising agriculture, much of it bankrolling the very fertilizers and fossil fuel inputs that make farming so exposed to price shocks.
—
Carlos Alvarado Quesada,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
Meantime the future beyond this year of Tour rival LIV Golf is in jeopardy as doubts arise whether the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia will continue bankrolling the league.
—
Greg Cote
april 19,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
In his first mission as 007, Bond engages in a high-stakes poker game with bankrupt terrorist Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) but falls tragically in love with Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), the British treasury agent bankrolling his game.
—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Mar. 2026
However, remote county political parties, hundreds of miles from where races are taking place, might be the ones bankrolling the ads and phone calls that get candidates in front of constituents.
—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
29 Mar. 2026
Not everyone agrees the government should be in the business of bankrolling early-stage firms.
—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolling
Noun
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But Coleman said that cities are already struggling to maintain a high quality of service in a context of high inflation, cuts in federal funding, and stagnant sales revenue.
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In June 2025, the university also announced a hiring freeze and paused annual pay increases, citing uncertainty in funding sources.
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And the last, and most complex, are the regional powers financing the fighting, middle-power actors like the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Iran spending huge sums to back insurgent groups while carrying out strategic military strikes in pursuit of resources and political power.
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Logical Pictures Group are financing the film, and co-rep international sales alongside Protagonist Pictures.
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Mirza built a single-entry-point platform that helps workers navigate childcare subsidies, SNAP, WIC, and Medicaid—compressing what can be 16 separate government forms into a single process in some states.
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After the subsidy was slashed to $15 million, Tri-Rail’s management said the railroad would run out of money by mid-2027 if more money was not provided.
Verb
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Mark Cohen observed that law firms have long depended upon clients subsidizing the development of young lawyers through billable work and that AI challenges both the economics and developmental logic of that arrangement.
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If a new owner would be willing, should the taxpayers of Anaheim consider subsidizing the name?
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Trouble for the little guys Highly prestigious schools, including the Ivies or public systems with large endowments like the University of California, might be insulated from the demographic crisis, Baum said.
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At stake is a nearly $50 million endowment that each side claims is theirs.
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“Bankrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolling. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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