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Recent Examples of Synonyms for block grants
Noun
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The document is sweeping and comprehensive by changing the way federal grants are awarded.—
Kelly Fleming,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026 -
Hundreds of millions in federal grants for job training will be available next month.—
Jon Marcus,
Washington Post,
11 June 2026
Noun
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As many agencies have limited how noncitizens can qualify for programs — like housing subsidies or commercial trucking licenses — the SBA moved to do the same.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
12 June 2026
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In Miami-Dade, public housing is owned and operated by the county, while affordable and workforce housing are privately owned and operated, with developers receiving government incentives and subsidies to keep rents at affordable levels for different income tiers.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
Noun
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That science has fueled a booming wellness category, with digestive aids alone grossing $51 billion last year and a wave of luxury resorts now built around resetting the microbiome.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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Digestive aids grossed $51 billion last year, and podcasts including the Cleveland Clinic’s Butts & Guts have proliferated.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Most people think of annuities as one generic vehicle.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Before reaching retirement age, Americans need to understand how long their savings might last and how tools like annuities can turn an account balance into a predictable lifetime income stream.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
Noun
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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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For those looking to play an oversold bounce, this hedge provides the psychological and financial buffer needed to actively add structural tech equity allocations on deeper pullbacks.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
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Wealthy Americans also increased their equity allocations last year by about 5 percentage points, from 22% to 27% of their portfolios, boosting their wealth, Capgemini said.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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“Block grants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/block%20grants. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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