refinances

verb

present tense third-person singular of refinance
as in cofinances

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  1. finances
  2. aids
  3. funds
  4. underwrites
  5. backs
  6. endorses
  7. advocates
  8. subsidizes
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  • Their model included where the city’s water comes from, how the local utility finances new infrastructure and sets rates and how rising rates might change how households use water.
    — Emma Court, Fortune, 8 July 2026
  • Read on for your June career and finances horoscope according to your zodiac sign.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Definition of finances
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  • Attendees can learn how compost improves soil structure, aids moisture retention and supplies slow-release nutrients, and can join composting experts to explore backyard and worm composting through live demonstrations.
    — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 July 2026
  • This move prevents him from becoming a free agent next summer and potentially aids the Cavaliers' pursuit of LeBron James, avoiding season-long drama.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of aids
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  • The credit, established in 2024, uniquely funds physical training infrastructure rather than just wages or tuition.
    — Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Massie, meanwhile, defended Vance’s criticism, telling reporters that Israel funds online influence campaigns targeting lawmakers who oppose its policies and suggesting the vice president was now experiencing similar attacks.
    — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
Definition of funds
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  • An investor who underwrites to the seller's tax line rather than the post-sale reassessment is buying a cap rate that will never actually exist for them.
    — Tony Julianelle, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Goldman advises hyperscalers, underwrites chip company offerings, and sits at the table with the companies building the very infrastructure Covello was interrogating.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Definition of underwrites
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  • State backs fusion The company expects to break ground on the facility before the end of the year.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
  • This bill backs scientific evidence showing morning light is better for students because of the body’s internal regulation, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
Definition of backs
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  • The court’s 6-3 decision in Slaughter also effectively endorses the unitary executive theory, thereby greatly expanding the power of the president.
    — Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • Today, the 20-minute rule remains one of the foundational pillars of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) — a treatment that Walker notes the American Academy of Sleep Medicine endorses as the first-line approach for chronic insomnia, ahead of pharmaceutical interventions.
    — Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 27 June 2026
Definition of endorses
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  • Victor Valladares of Resilience OC, a nonprofit that advocates for the Latino community, claimed that the federal government has access to Flock's data.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Faculty advocates for testing complained that the timeline could potentially leave UC test-free until the fall 2029 application cycle.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of advocates
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  • While the intent is good, the reality is that the program disproportionately subsidizes the wealthiest homeowners at the expense of new buyers.
    — Dale V.C. Holness, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026
  • Public lands grazing is overseen by a nearly century-old system that heavily subsidizes some of the wealthiest Americans while doing little to address its harms to the environment, ProPublica and High Country News found last year.
    — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 7 July 2026
Definition of subsidizes
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