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"were sponsored" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when referring to something that was officially supported or endorsed by a person or organization. For example, "The charity event was sponsored by a local business."
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Football teams were sponsored.
The majority were sponsored by states — Syria, Libya, Iraq.
(The ads were sponsored by the Colombian government).
None were sponsored by Democratic lawmakers, the spokesman added.
The trips were sponsored, she said, by various providers.
Both early races were sponsored by newspapers for promotional purposes.
Pickup trucks pulled floats, most of which were sponsored by local businesses.
The awards, presented by the Society of London, were sponsored this year by Radisson Edwardian Hotels.
Darts championships that weren't sponsored by tobacco were sponsored by cider or whisky companies.
"Before the perestroika time, ballet companies were sponsored by the Soviet government," Ms. Roizin explained.
The Gumpos were sponsored by the Brotherstons, a wealthy couple who had children at Brighton college.
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