refinances

Definition of refinancesnext
present tense third-person singular of refinance

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Verb
  • The tax money supports the district’s operating fund, which finances bus transportation, utility bills, repairs and maintenance.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The federal government primarily finances supplemental food benefits, but the state’s share is determined, in part, by its management, as indicated by its rate of error when determining people’s eligibility.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Soft-close cabinetry is another staple of 2026 kitchen design, according to the report, a trait that not only aids durability but also prevents jarring noises.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Leaving branches in place until the tree is established yields better foliage growth that aids root establishment in the first year after transplanting.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • In addition to the fraud committed through the sober houses, Cleggett, through his insulation businesses, received millions of dollars from the Mass Save Program (a public/private partnership that funds energy efficient projects).
    Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The state primarily funds public schools based on average daily attendance.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The move underwrites expanded faculty, student fellowships, global programming, and the Center for Global Futures.
    Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Homeland Security says video shows self-defense Vice President JD Vance and Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in posts on X that the new video backs their contention that the officer fired in self-defense.
    REBECCA SANTANA, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Prosecutors say the court paperwork backs that up, pointing to Ryan Rates, the Uniontown man investigators believe was at the center of the operation involving at least four other people.
    Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The book features a print advertisement in which the pope endorses the product.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Her silence tacitly endorses the president’s pardons of financial criminals the Justice Department had worked honorably to convict.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • But that plan has provided little reassurance for Eagle Creek advocates skeptical of the proposal.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Fotuhi advocates two–to-five minutes of slow breathing during the workday to rejuvenate your brain.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The changes come at a time when there's already a shortage of 119,000 affordable housing units in Michigan and the waitlist for the state's largest housing choice voucher program, which subsidizes rents for low-income families, remains closed and is not drawing names.
    Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 29 Nov. 2025
  • But because its market has been so open, its economy has been partly restructured by China—which heavily subsidizes its domestic manufacturers.
    MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 17 Nov. 2025
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