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Luton were well-backed at St James' Park - the early start to travel across the country in time for kick-off well worth the effort in the end for their fans.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2024

A victory at Worcester on Wednesday by the well-backed Green To Gold, part-owned by Sir Alex Ferguson, was allowed to stand, despite the jockey, Paul Moloney, weighing in light by a pound and a half.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2012

The creation of Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte, this event will attract nearly 50 players, a mix of very well-heeled businessmen and very well-backed poker pros.

From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2012

Of all the bizarre incidents in which he was involved, none was stranger than the episode of the well-backed Ile de Chypre, near the end of his career, at Royal Ascot in 1988.

From The Guardian • Apr. 15, 2010

He could not get his committee together to consider the well-backed Direct Primary bill, let alone the worthy but not politically supported local option measure.

From Story of the Session of the California Legislature of 1909 by Hichborn, Franklin