as in subsidy
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
entitlements to local school districts
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Recent Examples of entitlement
For example, the gridlock includes entitlement reform and tax hikes on the wealthy that may be unavoidable, but politically toxic.
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Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Local governments are struggling to raise enough money to pay for entitlement programs, while financial institutions are saddled with debt.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Currently 37 cities in Massachusetts get annual CDBG federal grants and 11 more communities get entitlement grants.
—Lewis Finfer, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
The data highlights a split within the GOP as Trump pushes forward with aggressive spending cut targets and lawmakers advance a budget proposal that omits clear protections for some entitlement programs.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Local governments are struggling to raise enough money to pay for entitlement programs, while financial institutions are saddled with debt.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Currently 37 cities in Massachusetts get annual CDBG federal grants and 11 more communities get entitlement grants.
—Lewis Finfer, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
The data highlights a split within the GOP as Trump pushes forward with aggressive spending cut targets and lawmakers advance a budget proposal that omits clear protections for some entitlement programs.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitlement
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Corinth also said when there's such a severe housing shortage like now, federal subsidies can goose the market and push up prices for everyone.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
2 May 2025
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The governor’s office has defended its position by pointing to the discrepancies between how much the state versus the city contributes to the subsidy program, which is just one facet of the city’s complex child care system.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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The Facts: In August 2024, Power Forward Communities, a consortium of groups aimed at lowering housing costs and utility bills, received a $2 billion grant from the EPA.—
Leslie Dickstein,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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David Walt, a professor at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Womens’ Hospital who develops diagnostics, was told April 14, the same day as the Harvard announcement, that his federal grant worth $300,000 a year was immediately terminated.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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The county had previously committed more than $760,000 to the project so the new allotment increased its total contribution to about $6 million.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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According to summary provided by the House speaker’s office, the bill includes financial support for special education, bilingual education and pre-kindergarten and a $395 increase in the base amount schools get per student, known as the basic allotment.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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However, many present-day critics classify her adventures and recordings as cultural appropriation.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Apr. 2025
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Spending more and inking multiyear appropriations can help overcome these challenges.—
MICHAEL BROWN,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Entitlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitlement. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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