Examples of trust fund in a Sentence
She paid for college out of a trust fund set up for her by her grandfather.
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The Social Security trust fund — which covers Old-Age and Survivors Insurance — is now projected to be depleted by 2032, one year earlier than the CBO estimated just months ago, a revision driven in part by recent tax legislation.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
After the depletion of the trust fund, which makes up the difference between Social Security payments and incoming revenue from payroll taxes, the program will have to begin reducing benefit payments.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Any reimbursements by the federal government would go into the general revenue fund, not back into the emergency trust fund, and money couldn’t be used on aircraft, boats or motor vehicles.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Social Security’s primary trust fund may be drained a year sooner than expected, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office, an agency that provides budgetary and economic analysis to Congress.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
After the depletion of the trust fund, which makes up the difference between Social Security payments and incoming revenue from payroll taxes, the program will have to begin reducing benefit payments.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Any reimbursements by the federal government would go into the general revenue fund, not back into the emergency trust fund, and money couldn’t be used on aircraft, boats or motor vehicles.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Social Security’s primary trust fund may be drained a year sooner than expected, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office, an agency that provides budgetary and economic analysis to Congress.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Trust fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trust%20fund. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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