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Noun
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To offset federal cuts, Newsom proposed a $300 million fund aimed at keeping $0 monthly health plans available for lower-income Californians after Affordable Care Act tax subsidies expired last year.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026 -
Indeed, Democratic legislators passed bills related to vaccines, immigration enforcement and healthcare subsidies.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Shores said merchant ad grants are available to subsidize local merchant advertising.—
Joe Marusak
May 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
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Today, the private hospital, which operates as a non-profit, relies largely on donations from Haitians and supporters abroad, along with limited partnerships and grants, whose certainty isn’t guaranteed.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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The area around Sutter Health Park has more flexible entitlements that would allow for the construction of entertainment, housing, hotels, retail and office space.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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The speed and scale of AI transformation is accelerating at a time when the country is deeply divided about education, entitlements, and the role of government.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Timed allocations, appointment windows, digital queue tokens or clearer staggered release mechanics would all have helped turn anticipation into order rather than friction into theatre.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Now that the district has provided schools with preliminary budgets, principals and local school councils can now review the school-level allocations, get community input and submit appeals before the Board of Education votes on the final $10 billion CPS budget later this summer.—
Marissa Perlman,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
Noun
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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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But Rowan — who transformed Apollo by expanding into insurance in 2009 through Athene, a seller of annuities and retirement products — reserved his sharpest remarks for other insurers.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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That said, annuities do come with trade-offs.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Every block grant, procurement cycle and appropriations process is an opportunity to put that north star to work, yet most governments are leaving it on the table.—
Caroline Whistler,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Steube’s amendment to include in the military appropriations bill was rejected by a 333-to-80 vote of the entire House.—
Haris Alic,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2026
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“Set-asides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set-asides. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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