as in financing
to provide money for
a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition
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Recent Examples of underwriting
Insurance executives told the FT that the industry lacks the capacity to handle the kind of systemic, large-scale losses AI models could trigger, reflecting the sector’s broader unease about underwriting the unprecedented risks posed by generative AI providers.
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Trump has called on NATO members to increase their defense spending to reduce America’s role in underwriting European security.
—Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Governments and agencies are underwriting technology development and buying small initial quantities, partly to nudge the market and spur technical readiness.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
This year, presenting sponsor Principal Foundation is underwriting booth fees, rental costs for tables and linens, and covering lunch costs for all potters to ensure there are no financial barriers preventing participation.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
Interest rates rose so high that out-of-state insurers started voluntarily underwriting Bronx tenements in the midst of the fires—no FAIR Plan needed.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Major Pro Tour Sponsors Each of the pro tours has cultivated major sponsors over the years, with brands serving as title sponsors for events or just generally underwriting the operations of the tour.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Trump has called on NATO members to increase their defense spending to reduce America’s role in underwriting European security.
—Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Governments and agencies are underwriting technology development and buying small initial quantities, partly to nudge the market and spur technical readiness.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
This year, presenting sponsor Principal Foundation is underwriting booth fees, rental costs for tables and linens, and covering lunch costs for all potters to ensure there are no financial barriers preventing participation.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
Interest rates rose so high that out-of-state insurers started voluntarily underwriting Bronx tenements in the midst of the fires—no FAIR Plan needed.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Major Pro Tour Sponsors Each of the pro tours has cultivated major sponsors over the years, with brands serving as title sponsors for events or just generally underwriting the operations of the tour.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwriting
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McCann said the city did not contribute any public funds toward the project as Wellhead Electric owns the property and is financing construction privately.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Studiocanal and Film4 are fully fulling financing the pic with Ron Halpern, Joe Naftalin and Isobel Carter overseeing for Studiocanal.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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Indivisible has also received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Tides Foundation and the Tides Network, which have been accused of funding anti-Israel campus protests.—
Gabrielle M. Etzel,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Oct. 2025
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Heritage Action’s tactics so infuriated the Republican leadership that Senator Mitch McConnell called on Heritage donors to stop funding the group.—
Andy Kroll,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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Under the deal announced Monday, which sent the chip designer’s shares (AMD) up 23%, AMD is effectively subsidizing demand by issuing OpenAI warrants for up to 160 million shares, investor Paul Kedrosky noted Monday.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy had been clear, USDOT said, that subsidizing projects that have DEI programs in place was a waste of taxpayer resources.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Underwriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwriting. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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