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Recent Examples of foreign aid Cuts to foreign aid in the last year are estimated to have resulted in more than 750,000 preventable deaths. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 July 2026 Still, Power is holding onto hope that there's enough bipartisan support for foreign aid in Washington that the agency could be reconstituted in some form in the future. — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 3 July 2026 Although both militaries have procured a large number of artillery pieces through foreign aid, domestic development, and refurbishing older systems, these losses are very significant. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Officials are hoping a surge of foreign aid and responders will bolster emergency workers and help address humanitarian needs. — Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreign aid

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Win for America is also spending heavily on races in Pennsylvania, where there was a push to raise taxes on the online sports betting industry to boost state aid for public transportation, election records show.

— Dawn Kopecki, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Maryland could take a similar approach with the state aid it awards.

— Jay A. Perman, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026

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The City Council, which is considering censuring the mayor, asked for assistance because the city’s Human Resources director wasn’t available at the time, according to Mayor Pro Tem Tara Graves.

— Elijah Megginson, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
International assistance has historically played a major role in supporting outbreak surveillance, laboratory capacity, healthcare worker training and emergency response in countries facing limited resources.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026

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