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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

His first words offered encouragement that it can be achieved.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Palmer himself paced the room on a phone call, doling out smiles of encouragement and inspiring a hushed reverence in his wake.

— Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of encouragement

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Voya plans to use the new funding for further technology development and initial deployments in 2027, followed by manufacturing scale-up in 2028.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
State Bags purchases support American children and families in need through funding and supply donations.

— Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of funding

Noun

The firm focused on growth investments, raising capital from endowments, foundations, sovereign funds, and family offices, but has since grown into an investment giant in the venture space.

— Kirk Ogunrinde, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Waqf— an irrevocable endowment under Islamic law — can endow health, education, and other public goods over generations; they can’t be dismantled unlike government aid budgets.

— Alaa Murabit, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of endowment

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Laesch argues Aurora has given away too much to developers and that economic growth should produce better-paying jobs without adding on corporate subsidies.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
This year, after Congress failed to extend pandemic-era subsidies, premiums skyrocketed for many ACA plans.

— Olivia Aldridge, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsidy

Noun

Over the last four years, the Clark County Coroner’s Office, with the assistance of police and the FBI, has leveraged several types of technology trying to crack the cold case.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Residents with storm damage are being asked to call 311 to request cleanup assistance and help officials document the extent of the damage.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of assistance

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The issue is that AI technology iterates extremely fast, causing related equipment and computing assets to depreciate rapidly, whereas financing debts are long term, creating a maturity mismatch risk.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Know More Concerns over DR Congo’s ability to turn committed financing into actual investment come on top of growing criticism over other delays in disbursing proceeds.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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