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bankrolling

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verb

present participle of bankroll

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bankrolling
Verb
The state’s top political fund-raisers—a pair of Christian nationalists—were bankrolling the effort. Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 But mobster Reggie Fontaine (Freeman), who’s been bankrolling Max’s dubious projects, is not at all amused. Joe Leydon, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025 Painters were beholden to those wealthy people bankrolling them. Michael Ashley, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 Donors would have begun bankrolling their favorites, and organizations would have started to announce endorsements. Laurel Rosenhall, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025 The City of Rome is bankrolling the concert, so tickets to see Boy George are free. Alan Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024 After bankrolling some more ambitious swings, the company has aimed more at the casual gaming segment, tying many of its releases to popular series and films. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024 That’s unlikely, if not fanciful, given the network’s role in bankrolling college athletics. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024 Germans were angry, too, resentful at bankrolling other people’s profligate ways. Robert Kagan, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolling
Noun
  • Concourse Media is a film production, financing and distribution company led by CEO Matthew Shreder.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 May 2025
  • The city is spending $79 million in revenue from debt financing on street repairs during the ongoing fiscal year and is projected to spend $27 million in the upcoming fiscal year.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • His research findings can be applied China’s current strategy of subsidizing distressed companies, which is driving cheaper exports into global markets and could pose challenges for local suppliers.
    IESE Business School, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Then why is the public subsidizing this activity?
    Evan Simon, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Corinth also said when there's such a severe housing shortage like now, federal subsidies can goose the market and push up prices for everyone.
    Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 2 May 2025
  • The governor’s office has defended its position by pointing to the discrepancies between how much the state versus the city contributes to the subsidy program, which is just one facet of the city’s complex child care system.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • Duke is one of the wealthiest universities in the nation, with an endowment of more than $11 billion dollars.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • Stanford’s endowment sank in real dollars from $18m in 1910 to $13m in 1950.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Bankrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolling. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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