sinking funds

plural of sinking fund

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Noun
  • Sarah Moore, executive director of the Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition, questioned the legality of using American Rescue Plan Act funds for the project.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Republican leads in fundraising for citywide race No candidate came close to bringing in as much campaign funds as Peacock in the at-large council race.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • This approach could ease worries about nest eggs by extending income across a longer stretch.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • In Hawaii and New York, residents are projected to have higher than average retirement incomes, but higher than average expenses or longer lifespans due to things like diets and access to health care may mean those nest eggs won’t last long enough.
    Roxana Popescu, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Bank lobbyists say these terminals being closed to penny deposits is exacerbating the penny shortage, because parts of the country that may have some surplus pennies are unable to get those pennies to parts of country with shortages.
    Ken Sweet, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
  • But should Michigan look at increasing the amount of deposits above a dime?
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The site is one of Afghanistan’s architectural treasures and a major point of pilgrimage, believed by some to be the resting place of Hazrat Ali, the fourth Caliph of Islam and the son-in-law of Prophet Mohammad.
    Masoud Popalzai, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
  • French authorities have arrested five additional suspects in connection with the audacious daylight theft of French crown jewels from the Louvre Museum’s Apollo Gallery—but the priceless treasures remain missing.
    Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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