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Mr Putin himself pointed out that the Russian state had been financing Wagner.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2023

As Nace explained in an interview with The Washington Informer, Merrell Dow had been "financing scientific articles to get their way."

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2020

Since then, she had been financing her work through savings, though those funds were running low.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2019

But the process was slower than they anticipated and coincided with a retrenchment at studios and production companies, which were closing or downsizing specialty divisions that had been financing quirky low-budget films.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2010

Under the name of that institution de Barral with the frantic obstinacy of an unimaginative man had been financing an Indian prince who was prosecuting a claim for immense sums of money against the government. 

From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Conrad, Joseph