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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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  • Local farmers and businesses in Wisconsin are bracing for impact as funding for the state's federal food assistance program is set to run out by November.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Beyond in-person assistance, travelers can also download their specific airline’s smartphone app, which may be able to provide immediate re-booking assistance, and potentially even a complimentary hotel or meal.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • The states’ lawsuit warned that discontinuing the grant funding would irreparably harm students, leaving many rural and low-income schools without mental health providers or services critical to students’ safety and well-being.
    Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • We’re humbled to support Team Rubicon and World Central Kitchen with an initial grant to help address immediate needs in the community with disaster relief and nourishing meals.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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  • Only a net 3% of family offices plan to increase their allocation to cash and liquid assets, compared to 20% for direct private equity investments, and 13% for private equity funds.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Such a fund allocates your money across other stock and bond funds – often index funds – to achieve an allocation that best suits your time horizon to retirement.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • The potential cost increases are tied to the expiration of pandemic-era subsidies at the end of the year.
    Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Some Republicans dismiss projections that ACA premiums will more than double without the subsidies, calling them exaggerated and arguing the law has fueled fraud and abuse that must be curbed.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • The changes arrived as more ranching operations close around the country, though some cattle growers say the president should also end aid to foreign beef producers.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • A lot of the new arrivals are already badly malnourished, as aid provision has largely been cut off for their homes in northern Rakhine – where the military has been accused of using hunger as a weapon of war.
    Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • Project 2025 calls for Title I to be delivered to states as block grants, or chunks of money with few restrictions.
    Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
  • 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
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  • The annuity is paid out as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments, according to the Mega Millions website.
    Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Fees Gainbridge annuities don’t have upfront sales charges or administrative fees.
    David McMillin, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • This pragmatic project expanded the White House's capacity during a period of global crisis and was funded through wartime appropriations.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Salaries for some federal employees, including the vast majority of those at the Department of Veterans Affairs, do not come out of appropriations that Congress must approve every year.
    The NPR Network, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Set-aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set-aside. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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