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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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Noun

Enjoy the encouragement, but do not confuse applause with commitment.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026
The title begins, by then, to sound less like encouragement than command.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of encouragement

Noun

The American needed travel assistance, help navigating the bureaucracy and funding for his trip.

— Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Among the state’s 18 special library districts, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade will see the second- and third-largest funding losses, respectively.

— Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of funding

Noun

Rather than surrender its ability to consider alumni and donor connections, Stanford withdrew from those programs and replaced the money from its multi-billion-dollar endowment.

— Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
The idea has been controversial in education circles and at Yale, where the university’s endowment is estimated at $44 billion.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of endowment

Noun

Nigeria has faced high inflation in the three years since the removal of fuel subsidies raised costs for households and businesses.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The incentive would stack on top of state tax credits, combining to create the world’s most generous subsidies for film and TV.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of subsidy

Noun

Many legislators from both parties also have endorsed the use of state funds to expand energy assistance.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Know More The dispute became public earlier this year as Washington sought to negotiate new health agreements with African governments that tied US assistance to commitments on health systems, data and other areas.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of assistance

Noun

Officials said during the Oval Office event that building the pipeline will take three years and that exports of liquified natural gas would begin two years after that -- but that was dependent on financing coming through fully.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
The secretary of state is in charge of administering statewide elections, providing information about ballot measures and candidates to voters and overseeing campaign financing.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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