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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.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 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
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
There are questions around whether the festival will have the budget to continue bankrolling talent invites, while there has been pushback in some quarters over how the A-list star strategy serves the local film industry and its organic growth.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 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
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These questions have prompted lawmakers to cut funding for degrees that initially offer lower earnings and have even contributed to the closure of small colleges.—
Jamie Merisotis,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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In today's day and age of college football, the vast majority of funding seems to have shifted almost entirely towards the players and their NIL deals.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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Cuccio also set himself apart from the competition, which largely stayed domestic, by traveling to 90 countries starting in 1984—and financing his distributors himself.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
3 Dec. 2025
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At this stage of his life, de La Cruz said, the burden of running and financing the museum was simply too much to carry on by himself.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 Nov. 2025
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The insurance subsidies expire imminently and could inflame voters by spiking health care costs for millions of people.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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But the preliminary numbers could reflect signs of financial strain for people who can’t afford to pay hundreds of dollars more in monthly premiums once enhanced federal subsidies expire at the end of the year.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
11 Dec. 2025
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The proposal would also prohibit local governments from offering economic development incentives for the projects and require that data center contracts with public utilities include provisions that prevent consumers from subsidizing the cost of their energy needs.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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As a result, Chinese families are essentially subsidizing shoppers around the world while their own quality of life suffers.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
Noun
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In 1986, eager to shift the burden away from taxpayers, Congress mandated that new presidential libraries raise an endowment equal to 20% of the cost, for future maintenance.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Pensions and endowments Pension funds and university endowments are also poised to reap substantial gains from SpaceX's debut, underscoring how the company's rise has rewarded institutions responsible for funding retirements, scholarships and academic research.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
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“Bankrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolling. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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