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Recent Examples of defund
So, why defund the FIC and the NIH?
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Madhukar Pai, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Congressional Republicans collaborated to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in order to silence PBS and NPR.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration, as a part of a larger effort to defund education federally, has proposed to cut TRIO services starting in fiscal year 2026.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
But the future of our public-private partnership is at risk with the short-sighted and destructive July 18 vote to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) by Congress.
—Carrie Lozano, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
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Madhukar Pai, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Congressional Republicans collaborated to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in order to silence PBS and NPR.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration, as a part of a larger effort to defund education federally, has proposed to cut TRIO services starting in fiscal year 2026.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
But the future of our public-private partnership is at risk with the short-sighted and destructive July 18 vote to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) by Congress.
—Carrie Lozano, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defund
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Guests booking stays between September 12 and December 25, 2025, can selecg the Experience More package, receiving a resort credit of up to USD $800 on dining, wellness, and curated in-residence experiences.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Hortmans’ assassination received a flurry of coverage over the strange circumstances under which it was carried out, with pictures of Boelter in his silicone mask initially flooding social media.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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In fact, many traditional northern hunter–gatherers such as the Inuit subsisted mostly on animal foods.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 July 2025
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From here on out, Cam is pretty much tripping balls every day for the rest of his life, subsisting for the first few weeks on a bulk purchase from Lump.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defund. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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