Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for set-asides
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Most recently, negotiators walked away empty-handed after a long-shot push to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies that were at the center of the last government shutdown.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026 -
While Beijing has rolled out trade-in subsidies to spur sales of cars and appliances, the rebound in spending has been uneven.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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These funds could support direct artist grants or loans, studio and rehearsal space development, and other infrastructure gaps that limit participation—particularly in underserved communities.—
Shain Shapiro,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In 2024, the college took in around $3 million from all of its federal research grants put together.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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State taskforces must ensure that the state can comply with legal entitlements to services.—
Sarah Healy Eagan,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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When a telecom partner in Southeast Asia wants to bundle multiple streaming services with different access tiers, AI can map the entitlements, set pricing guardrails, and configure billing — work that previously meant building custom integrations from scratch.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Adding industry perspective, institutional investor conversations increasingly include merger arbitrage allocations, given its ability to perform in volatile and idiosyncratic environments where deal-specific factors drive returns.—
Carrie McCabe,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Ownership Access and Participation Proponents argue that tokenized real-world assets could broaden participation by lowering practical barriers to entry and enabling smaller allocations.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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It’s needed, Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West contends, to shore up vital health care services threatened by reductions in federal subventions and the state budget’s own deficits.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Nonprobate assets are usually life insurance, retirement accounts, payable-on-death accounts, transfer on death accounts, joint property with rights of survivorship, annuities and assets in certain trusts.—
Virginia Hammerle,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Jan. 2026
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Justin worked on mutual funds and annuities at Pacific Life.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
31 Dec. 2025
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The shooting caused some Democrats to call for appropriators to demand restrictions on ICE in appropriations legislation, such as Defense or Homeland Security, late last week.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Jan. 2026
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Some Democrats in the House, where Republicans hold a razor-thin majority that has gotten narrower, have also said legislation for DHS appropriations should be used as leverage.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Set-asides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set-asides. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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