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Recent Examples of endow John, called Jack, the youngest, was endowed with his father’s capacity for finance, as well as his need for total control. John Seabrook june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025 This kind of 1:1 restatement endowed the architecture with its own story to tell while respecting history. Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025 The framers of the Constitution designed Congress to be the primary check on executive authority, endowing it with the power of the purse, the ability to pass legislation, and the capacity to conduct oversight through investigations and impeachment. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025 Capital campaigns have long been used by universities to fund new buildings, research centers and endowed faculty positions. Michelle Mbekeani, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for endow
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  • From Beyoncé being gifted her own Louis Vuitton bag to Lakieth and Kasmere Trice Stanfield sneaking in some PDA, our favorite Black celebrity couples made a splash in Paris.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 27 June 2025
  • Additionally, gamers can gift Raze mix tapes that start arena battles.
    Giana Levy, Variety, 26 June 2025
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  • The move has implications internationally where governments have similarly considered imposing regulation and taxes on dominant foreign streamers in their markets to fund domestic film and TV industry ambitions.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
  • Among the chaos is Rupert Friend, playing Martin Krebs, who's assembling a group to take to the scene of the devastation in hopes of extracting DNA from the creatures roaming the island to fund his next medical breakthrough.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
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  • Costner spent $38 million of his own money to finance Horizon, per Variety, alongside two unnamed private investors.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The biggest chain in the U.S. and globally entered Covid with a hefty debt load that was a stinging liability given the need to finance it even as theaters shut down and the box office slumped.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Some parks, however, are blessed with ample indoor options.
    Matt Alderton, USA Today, 25 June 2025
  • This product leaves my skin feeling deeply moisturized and blessed after each shower.
    Kayla Greaves, Essence, 23 June 2025
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  • And the state Riley Act, also passed in 1933, required California local governments to establish a building department and inspect new construction.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • For this historic journey, Kipyegon utilized male pacers to help establish the pace of the race.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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  • Located near a low-income and subsidized housing owned and operated by Carabetta, the new development also could be housing, potentially a mix of market-rate and affordable.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
  • In Miami-Dade, the freeze doesn’t impact the thousands of people currently relying on existing Section 8 vouchers to subsidize rent.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
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  • Surprisingly, the new watch is equipped with the house’s first flying tourbillon.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 June 2025
  • It’s equipped with mirror cam systems to reduce drag compared to standard mirrors.
    Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025

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“Endow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endow. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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