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Recent Examples of fosterage
Parental leave should be inclusive of surrogacy, fosterage, and adoption and apply to each child added to an employee’s family.
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Jeni Mayorskaya, Quartz, 7 Oct. 2022
Jeni Mayorskaya, Quartz, 7 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fosterage
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While this is good news, student loan borrowers should remember this drop shouldn't be taken as encouragement to acquire more student debt at lower rates.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Kelly had posted several photos on social media while inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as insurrectionists injured police officers and destroyed Capitol property with prior encouragement from President Donald Trump at a rally.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Leighton recalled early efforts to raise an endowment for the institute, saying that Bunting’s leadership, in part due to a substantial donation, challenged the community to step up by example.—
Natalie Jones,
Baltimore Sun,
6 June 2025
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With the influx of funds, the endowment grows to $53.5 million.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2025
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For decades, the government failed to grant fishing licenses to women, depriving them of fuel subsidies and the right to insure their boats.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
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Musk's companies rely heavily on federal contracts and subsidies.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Trained Individuals People who train to increase their breath-holding abilities, like free divers—people who swim or dive beneath the water’s surface to a considerable depth and without assistance from a breathing device–have reportedly been able to hold their breath for three minutes or longer.—
Patty Weasler,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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Time and again, both parties have reinforced systemic inequality through cuts to housing assistance, erosion of the social safety net, and a growing trend to treat housing as a commodity rather than a public good, the book argues.—
Ericka Taylor,
NPR,
4 June 2025
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Also problematic—real-estate owned (basically, foreclosures) and short-term non-market financing have been dragging on earnings.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Regardless, the bureaucracy is daunting, the financing is unsettled and the politics are a moving target.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
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“Fosterage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fosterage. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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