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funder

  • a word derived from fund.

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Any eventual payout would be reduced by taxes, as well as profit-sharing agreements with its litigation funder and former PriceRunner shareholders, the company clarified.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

The study's funder, Better You Ltd, had no role in designing the research, conducting the study, or interpreting the results.

From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026

The campaign’s funder was Neutrogena, a leading manufacturer of sunscreen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

That move, effective July 1, leaves the city as LAHSA’s primary funder and poses a significant question: Will the city stay with the embattled agency or will it, as the county did, jump ship?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Named for its inventor and funder Horace Lawson Hunley, it was built in Mobile, Alabama, and launched in July 1863.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler