Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for block grants
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Carpenter also says the district is closely monitoring some potential cuts to federal grants for students of poverty and language learners.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
19 June 2026 -
The Austin Film Society has grown into one of the country’s largest film organizations, operating a repertory theater, managing a film studio, a public access TV studio with over 600 hundred producers, and awarding over $3,000,000 in grants to Texas filmmakers since 1996.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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The current unrest first erupted in May after Paz cut long-standing fuel subsidies to shrink the deficit.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Additionally, the growth of the China market, led by Huawei’s ecosystem push and government subsidies, encouraged consumer upgrades and strengthened overall demand.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Noun
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This is a dramatic increase from 2010, when the CDC reported just 4% of adults used prescription sleep aids.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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The air that’s pushed down helps your body remove excess heat and aids in evaporating perspiration.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Just 22% of California households are receiving retirement income, such as pensions, annuities or retirement account distributions, the analysis found.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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Non-qualified annuities Annuities can provide you with valuable retirement income, but not all annuities receive identical legal protections.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Soaring interest rates and entitlements drive debt toward disaster.—
Megan McArdle,
Washington Post,
8 June 2026
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The supply of properties that check all these boxes — functional ranch infrastructure, winery entitlements, the land and water profile that makes genuine self-sufficiency possible — is finite in ways that new construction can’t solve.—
Lindsey Harn,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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In a district presentation the week school budgets were released this spring, principals were urged to tap any available dollars in the special funds containing parent fundraising, rental and other revenue before appealing their staffing allocations.—
Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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As that ownership base matures — if corporate treasury adoption accelerates, if sovereign wealth funds make meaningful allocations, if Bitcoin ETFs achieve the same kind of institutional bedrock that gold ETFs have — the price behavior during stress events may change.—
Jason Kirsch,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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“Block grants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/block%20grants. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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