disendow

verb

Definition of disendownext
as in to receive

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  • Charter schools are public schools and receive public funding, but they are privately operated under district oversight.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Amaya filed suit after receiving a charge from the Illinois Department of Human Rights, following an EEOC complaint.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
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“Disendow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disendow. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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