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bankrolling

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verb

present participle of bankroll

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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
Larry Ellison, co-founder of software giant Oracle, is bankrolling his son’s ambitions to acquire a second major entertainment company in less than a year. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolling
Noun
  • But the incredible expense of maintaining these habitats — and a series of horrible accidents resulting in a few deaths — led to a pullback in federal funding for the undersea habitat industry.
    Alex Harris July 15, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • The Smithsonian, which receives significant federal funding, now faces pressure over both its governance and its relationship with the administration.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • An O’Neil Group affiliate, the landlord entity financing the construction, applied for the tax credit.
    Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • The government also reiterated its goal of increasing oil production this year, arguing that higher energy revenues will be critical to financing reconstruction while supporting Venezuela’s broader economic recovery.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • At the same time, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s vast economic reforms sparked high inflation after fuel subsidies were removed three years ago and the currency was devalued.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • This is the true bureaucracy standing in the way of housing that families can afford — not federal programs or subsidies helping those very families stay housed.
    Jake Day, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • How Freedom Fuel is subsidizing the cost of its cheap gas is unclear.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, despite whatever financial pressures hang over universities, a growing number of them are still subsidizing their athletic departments to cover mounting costs.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • Washington also bars its pension funds and college endowments from investing into Chinese firms developing sensitive technologies.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Its endowment had topped $23 billion as of 2024 – the largest for any K-12 private school in the United States.
    Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

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“Bankrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolling. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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