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money or property that a wife or wife's family gives to her husband when the wife and husband marry in some cultures
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Recent Examples of dowry
In posts which have subsequently been deleted from his X account, Al-Sheikh described only being able to afford a single sandwich from his favourite store, and needing to sell jewellery to pay his wedding dowry.
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Cameras followed them for milestone moments, including when David struggled to pay Annie's dowry in Thailand.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
This is no hostile takeover proposal — more like an actual proposal-proposal, with a really big dowry.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Experts found other oddities in the surrounding graves, including what may have been a young woman's dowry.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Cameras followed them for milestone moments, including when David struggled to pay Annie's dowry in Thailand.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
This is no hostile takeover proposal — more like an actual proposal-proposal, with a really big dowry.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Experts found other oddities in the surrounding graves, including what may have been a young woman's dowry.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dowry
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As Ennis' research highlights, large endowments have bloated from an average of 18 fund allocations in the 1990s to over 100 today—a vast collection of investments that demonstrates no collective ability to generate outperformance commensurate with the true, mathematical risk involved.—
Benjamin D. Summers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Miami Dade College launched a fundraising campaign to build an endowment to help cover future maintenance and repair costs.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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These annual gifts can also reduce the size of your taxable estate, saving more of your lifetime exemption for future inheritances.—
Nathalie Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Every September and December, Broadbelt would stuff barrels with care packages, gifts and school supplies to send back to Jamaica.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Both countries discussed accelerating working-level consultations to ensure work visas are issued appropriately in recognition of Korean workers’ contributions.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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The core of this potent lineup has been intact for over a decade, with the strength of each band member’s musical contributions on full display over the course of nearly two hours on stage in Chicago.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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At present, there is no available information on the containment or cause of the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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But the problem textile waste presents to the United States is very acute.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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Tejasvi's finalist presentation of Shield Seniors at the Texas High School Ideas Challenge, hosted by the McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship, Texas A&M.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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FiiO claims the result is a sonic presentation that combines technical accuracy with a sense of warmth and a natural flow that’s good for analytical listening as well as long musical sessions.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Church offering plates are meant for tithes and charity, not political contributions.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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According to the Internet, all opponents of Caitlin Clark should create an HOV lane for her to the basket, give her at least 5-feet on 3-point shots, and after each game provide a tithe to her account.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2025
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The United States and Europe have overseen the donation of munitions, supplies, and money to the war effort.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Old lotions and bath products do not belong in the donation bin because thrift stores can't resell them for health and hygiene reasons.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Dowry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dowry. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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