support
verb (used with object)
to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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"Many of these authorities will have supported resettled refugees, but nevertheless, the distribution of asylum seekers around the UK is pretty unequal", he added.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2019