1
as in to fund
to provide money for
a local business kindly financed the high school band's trip to New York City
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2
as in to establish
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
established a fund to finance a visiting lecturer position at the local college
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Recent Examples of finance
States can still finance these port upgrades themselves and pursue their offshore wind turbine dreams.
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Craig Rucker, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
In the case of Cypress Solar, Entergy is looking to finance the project through the strategic investment rider process.
—Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025
The film is financed by Zurich Film Fund, Federal Office of Culture, Film Fund Basel and Graubünden Film Fund with support from Temperatio Foundation and Burger Collection, Suissimage, Pro Helvetia and Foundation SUISA.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Council members have been discussing options to finance the citywide utility undergrounding project to supplement the city’s funding from Measure Q, a one-cent sales tax, with cost estimates rapidly increasing over the years.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
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Craig Rucker, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
In the case of Cypress Solar, Entergy is looking to finance the project through the strategic investment rider process.
—Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025
The film is financed by Zurich Film Fund, Federal Office of Culture, Film Fund Basel and Graubünden Film Fund with support from Temperatio Foundation and Burger Collection, Suissimage, Pro Helvetia and Foundation SUISA.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Council members have been discussing options to finance the citywide utility undergrounding project to supplement the city’s funding from Measure Q, a one-cent sales tax, with cost estimates rapidly increasing over the years.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
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The Tides Foundation, also funded by Democratic mega-donor George Soros, is a network that operates as a fiscal sponsor for groups that have not registered with the IRS as charities.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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The National Endowment for Humanities, another federal agency that funds museum programs, has singled out grants related to DEI as grounds for termination.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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Councilman Carl Zogby, an ally of Garcia-Roves, expressed concern about the long-term impact of having the city subsidize continuing costs.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Romania can and does supply gas to Moldova proper—but Brussels has so far lacked the will to subsidize those deliveries fully, even though the cost of losing Moldova would dwarf the price of stabilizing it.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Finance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finance. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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