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set-aside

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Recent Examples of set-aside
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Though Trump's administration has fought to ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs, federal contracting rules include set-asides for small businesses owned by women or minorities. Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2025 Hundreds of millions of acres of land in the United States have been taken off the table for housing through land set-asides, Kafkaesque permitting regimes, and the constant threat of litigation. James Burling, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025 Specifically, his plan calls for a $78 million set-aside to address potential Tier 2 compliance costs. Derek Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025 Several rooms in their own set-aside section of the larger facility are designated as an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and are equipped with special seizure-monitoring equipment. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025 Line a large baking pan with some of the set-aside, uncooked leaves, then top with small amount of the sauce mixture. Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 11 May 2025 Still, contractors said there were other problems with the set-aside program that the legislation failed to address. Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2025 Companies of all types should be allowed to compete on an even playing field to demonstrate their best solutions and avoid set-asides that favor one type of company. Toni Townes-Whitley, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 For investors from countries with EB-5 visa backlogs, such as China and India, set-aside EB-5 visas significantly help avoid long delays. Sam Silverman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for set-aside
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  • In emergency situations, dial 911 for immediate assistance.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The United States was by far the largest donor to DR Congo, providing more than $6 billion in humanitarian and development assistance over the past decade, the US Embassy in Kinshasa said in January 2025.
    Sarah Dean, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
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  • Some state legislatures have passed grant programs meant to help schools foot the bill for those upgrades, including in Texas and Florida, where mass shootings at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas in 2018 and Robb Elementary School in 2022 rattled the country.
    Tonya Simpson, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The flexible barrier was purchased with a $194,000 grant in 2019 from the State Division of Emergency Management that Vizcaya matched with $115,140.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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  • Property tax debacle White contends that he’s been unfairly scapegoated for county disputes including over federal funding allocations, residential and commercial property valuations and the 2025 budget freeze.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
  • For instance, private equity assets account for roughly 14% of US pension fund portfolios, today, European pension fund’s PE allocations are a fraction of this.
    Aman Ghei, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
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  • Some countries have also reduced subsidies for fossil fuels.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Across California, the impact of cutting the subsidies would be a huge hit.
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Inside, the couple meet a mismatch of eccentric characters, like biker Eddie (Meat Loaf), butler Riff-Rat (O'Brien) and doting aid Columbia (Nell Campbell).
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • For its upcoming budget, officials plan to use federal pandemic aid to help fill the gap, MCTS Chief Administrative Officer Sandra Kellner said previously.
    Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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  • The project is being funded in part by a community development block grant of $355,500 and a grant from KABOOM!
    Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Earlier in the summer, disagreements emerged over the rollout of the disaster aid block grant.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The original site was financed through Sky Legal & General’s annuity portfolio, which spends money on infrastructure projects.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Fees Gainbridge annuities don't have upfront sales charges or administrative fees.
    Sarah Hostetler, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That is because the funding for them is mandatory spending, which usually continues during a shutdown because it is authorized on a permanent or multiyear basis, unlike discretionary spending, which requires annual appropriations.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • No, the Postal Service is self-funded through its own revenues, not annual appropriations.
    Nik Popli, Time, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Set-aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set-aside. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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