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fosterage

noun

Definition of fosterage

as in encouragement

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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. — Jeni Mayorskaya, Quartz, 7 Oct. 2022

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Wise leaders create cultures that arm employees with the capacity, authority, and encouragement to deliver customer experiences with a surprise.

— Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
As the only manager to steer four different clubs to promotion from the second tier of English football, Neil Warnock has words of encouragement for all those looking to follow in his footsteps during the coming season.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of encouragement

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The federal law generally prohibits schools that receive federal education funding from disclosing personally identifiable information from a student's education records without a parent's or guardian's consent, except in limited circumstances.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Doing away with tolls would mean maintenance of the roads would have to come from some other funding source.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of funding

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SpaceX’s record-breaking initial public offering in June has boosted returns for college endowments that made investments through venture capital firms, sometimes more than a decade ago.

— Janet Lorin, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Yet by selectivity, Ozarks ranks as the tenth most selective baccalaureate college in the country — outpacing schools with far larger endowments and far louder name recognition.

— Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of endowment

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Jeffries vowed to reverse cuts to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act subsidies should Democrats retake the House majority in November.

— Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
The aerospace industry runs the most efficient scam by benefiting from the neoliberal mantra of public subsidy and privatized profit.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsidy

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The United States, once the top provider of assistance to Afghanistan, no longer even ranks in the top five of donor nations.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Police said that detectives were called for assistance after dispatchers were notified of a man down along Pine Hollow Road just after midnight on Friday.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of assistance

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Nearly $15 million has been invested recently or is committed to active projects, with additional bond financing planned for future rounds of infrastructure work.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
But as memory prices surge and Chinese phone-makers pass on those costs, customers are beginning to gravitate toward premium brands such as Samsung and Apple, as financing options improve affordability.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of financing

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