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Recent Examples of endow For the harem is always accessible, always subservi- ent, calls for no sacrifices or adjustments, and can be endowed with erotic and psychological attractions which no real woman can rival. Harpers Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025 Passions run as high as style, and candor and fervor blend with humor, to endow anecdotes and reflections with pride and purpose along with mourning and indignation. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025 Of that, $10 million will go toward undergraduate scholarships, $5 million will be used for graduate fellowships, and $12 million will endow eight faculty professorships. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 This notion—all men endowed with equal, inherent worth—sparked the Western journey toward justice and liberty. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for endow
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  • Copy the duchess with a bag of your own to use when traveling, or get a head start on holiday gifting by picking one up for a loved one.
    Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Gift with Taste 672 elevates gifting with flexible deliveries of Napa’s most exceptional reds, handpicked by Robb Report editors.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • Partner with the Wisconsin Arts Board for an America's 250th folklife project, funded by a grant from the Smithsonian.
    Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The charitable organization funded by the Johnson & Johnson heiress is known for gifts to education, health and civic projects.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
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  • Owing in large part to Sabine, the British government financed the construction of magnetic observatories around the empire.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • But how the buildup will be financed remains unclear.
    Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • And if you’re blessed enough to receive an inheritance abroad, don’t celebrate too quickly.
    Essence, Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Onward and upward The unpleasantly steep hills that I'm blessed with between my home and the city often proved too much for the hub motor.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • While several states have passed bills to establish year-round daylight saving time, any changes require federal action.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Because Moreno was not yet established, the Diamondbacks wanted an everyday outfielder in Gurriel, too.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • In that doomsday scenario, California would be subsidizing productions that would have opted to shoot in the state regardless.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The government shutdown has focused debate on the vast sum ($136 billion in 2025, as projected by the Congressional Budget Office) that the federal government spends to annually subsidize continually skyrocketing Obamacare health insurance premiums.
    Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • Because John Herschel believed that the correlation between magnetic storms and auroras revealed both to be meteorological phenomena, the new observatories would be equipped with weather instruments that, in time, would permit the first global measurements of climate change.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • As for grunt, Big Naan is equipped with two 742 kW Caterpillar C32 ACERT engines that enable a top speed of over 14 knots, a cruising speed of 12 knots, and a range exceeding 5,500 nautical miles at an economical speed of 10 knots.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025

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