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as in supporter
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
backers of prison reform held a rally in front of the statehouse
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as in sponsor
a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing
all financial backers will be expected to offer some input into the company's decisions
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as in ally
someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support
the student's backers spoke at the school board meeting on her behalf
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Andrew Taake, 36, was serving a 6-year sentence in a Colorado prison when President Donald Trump pardoned him and 1,500 other MAGA supporters for seizing the Capitol in protest of his 2020 election defeat.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
28 Jan. 2025 -
Yoon was impeached and suspended from presidential duties over his actions and has been in detention since his Jan. 15 arrest following an hours-long standoff between law enforcement and the president's guard and supporters.—
Rebecca Falconer,
Axios,
27 Jan. 2025
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General admission cost $2,500, and some sponsors paid $1 million for access to the greenroom on the ground floor tucked behind the stage in the main ballroom.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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Image Two of the bill’s sponsors, Senators Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts and Cory Booker of New Jersey, both Democrats, called on Mr. Biden to extend the deadline by 90 days at a news conference on Thursday — even with no deal to sell the company on the table.—
David McCabe,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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In effect, Iran knows what’s coming, having lost its proxies, Hezbollah, Hamas, Syria, and trust in its ally Russia.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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While the Supreme Court last year ruled that presidents enjoy broad immunity from prosecution for what could be considered official acts, the president’s aides and allies enjoy no such shield.—
Colleen Long,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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On Wednesday, Senate Democrats blocked a bill that proponents said would ensure that newborns surviving abortions received medical care and critics said would add legal risks for doctors.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Parts of Trump’s plan have some high-profile proponents: namely JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, the leader of the world’s largest bank.—
David Goldman,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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Catherine, 43, has also been announced as joint patron of the Chelsea facility, alongside Prince William, who has held the role of president of the Royal Marsden since 2007, a position previously held by his mother, Princess Diana.—
Isaac Bickerstaff,
Glamour,
14 Jan. 2025
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The outing coincided with the confirmation that the royal had treatment at the renowned center, and will join Prince William as a patron of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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Today marks School Choice Week, a time when advocates of educational freedom highlight and promote the value of school choice.—
The Editorial Board,
Orange County Register,
28 Jan. 2025
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Transgender rights advocates claim there are as many as 15,000 transgender service members in the U.S. military, though a RAND Corporation study from 2016 found the number to be in the low thousands.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Jan. 2025
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Djokovic, who has mastered the art of winning the first four rounds of a major with as little trouble as possible over his career, is the greatest exponent of Grand Slam pacing the sport has ever seen.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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According to the authors of a preprint posted to the physics arXiv in February, however, recent biological research suggests a higher scaling exponent of 3 known as Murray's Law, for the rule of trees.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Backer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backer. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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