as in funds
to provide money for
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Recent Examples of bankrolls
Those comments, viewed dimly by some German politicians, prompted the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), which bankrolls and oversees the Berlinale, to call an impromptu meeting to discuss the future of the Berlinale and Tricia Tuttle’s leadership as festival director.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 May 2026
But people don’t want to be affiliated with its leadership that leaves parents with no child care for random days off, pushes tax hikes on residents and bankrolls the city’s unpopular mayor.
—Mailee Smith, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Shell companies, covert donations, and opaque real estate ventures launder money that bankrolls political actors abroad.
—Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Qatar bankrolls Hamas, ISIS, the Taliban, al-Nusra, and the Muslim Brotherhood.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
As part of its annual budget, the city gets nearly $10 billion in federal funding that bankrolls various initiatives, including food and rent assistance for low-income New Yorkers as well as education programs and health care services via Medicaid.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Moscow is expanding its military footprint in Nicaragua, while Beijing bankrolls Ortega’s control through secretive deals that serve the dictatorship, not the people.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 Feb. 2025
There are far fewer hard numbers around for the couple's income because they are not required to publish their accounts, like the estate that bankrolls William.
—Jack Royston, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
The legendary Oscar-winning actor will play an Italian financier who bankrolls the Maserati brothers.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 May 2026
But people don’t want to be affiliated with its leadership that leaves parents with no child care for random days off, pushes tax hikes on residents and bankrolls the city’s unpopular mayor.
—Mailee Smith, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Shell companies, covert donations, and opaque real estate ventures launder money that bankrolls political actors abroad.
—Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Qatar bankrolls Hamas, ISIS, the Taliban, al-Nusra, and the Muslim Brotherhood.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
As part of its annual budget, the city gets nearly $10 billion in federal funding that bankrolls various initiatives, including food and rent assistance for low-income New Yorkers as well as education programs and health care services via Medicaid.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Moscow is expanding its military footprint in Nicaragua, while Beijing bankrolls Ortega’s control through secretive deals that serve the dictatorship, not the people.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 Feb. 2025
There are far fewer hard numbers around for the couple's income because they are not required to publish their accounts, like the estate that bankrolls William.
—Jack Royston, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
The legendary Oscar-winning actor will play an Italian financier who bankrolls the Maserati brothers.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolls
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Beyond job creation, groups like Climate Jobs Illinois and the AFL-CIO argue that data centers provide communities with a reliable source of property tax revenue that funds local schools and infrastructure.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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To avoid causing voters financial pain, lawmakers may try to take the more politically expedient path by allowing Social Security and Medicare to tap general revenue that funds other parts of the federal government.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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Taxes from tabs go to the state Highway User Tax Distribution Fund, which finances Minnesota’s highway system.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
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Supporters of the market counter that private money often finances the excavation, preservation, and study of fossils that might otherwise remain buried indefinitely.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
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Off Campus, adapted from a series of books by the Canadian writer Elle Kennedy, is about a music student named Hannah Wells (Ella Bright) who subsidizes her studies with shift work at the stadium where Garrett is a star player on the college hockey team.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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While federal flood insurance subsidizes risky coastal and waterfront development for wealthier homeowners by lowering the cost of living in these areas, many low-income households in flood-prone areas remain stuck with risky properties and little help.—
Ivis García,
The Conversation,
1 June 2026
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