as in talent
a special and usually inborn ability
it's a sin to waste one's God-given endowments
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Set up by pro-Palestinian activists, encampment participants called on the university to divest its endowment from any companies providing financial or material support to Israel or anyone aiding the war in Gaza.
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Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024
The museum’s website credits Lowry with increasing visitor numbers and significantly growing the museum’s endowment, a crucial source of income, as well as widening MoMA’s curatorial scope to include art forms like performance.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
The endowment, which will be completed over the next 10 years, directs that the funds be used for unbudgeted material necessary for instructional purposes, the university said.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Of all the financial entities on this planet, the private capital firms, the banks, sovereign wealth funds, pension plans, endowments and many others, only eight institutions are allowed to invest in NFL franchises.
—Jesse Silvertown, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024
The museum’s website credits Lowry with increasing visitor numbers and significantly growing the museum’s endowment, a crucial source of income, as well as widening MoMA’s curatorial scope to include art forms like performance.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
The endowment, which will be completed over the next 10 years, directs that the funds be used for unbudgeted material necessary for instructional purposes, the university said.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Of all the financial entities on this planet, the private capital firms, the banks, sovereign wealth funds, pension plans, endowments and many others, only eight institutions are allowed to invest in NFL franchises.
—Jesse Silvertown, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Endowment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endowment. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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