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Recent Examples of sinking fund
Borrowers may look to sinking funds as a way to help plan for potential student loan debt cancellation.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
For those who attend multiple weddings per year, a wedding guest sinking fund is probably a good idea.
—Nerdwallet, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025
Anyone who does qualify for student loan forgiveness could use a sinking fund to pay your taxes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Start a sinking fund This time of year can be expensive because everything piles up at once.
—Emmie Martin, Cfp®, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
But sinking funds into that pipeline would be a major gamble.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2013
In Royal Oak, voters decisively approved the renewal of a millage that funds the school district's sinking fund.
—Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2022
If approved, village will add $3,371 annually to a sinking fund so the shades can be replaced when needed.
—Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022
Building and site sinking fund millage proposals for things such as infrastructure improvements and repairs, security improvements and technology upgrades were on ballots in Grosse Ile Township Schools.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2020
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
For those who attend multiple weddings per year, a wedding guest sinking fund is probably a good idea.
—Nerdwallet, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025
Anyone who does qualify for student loan forgiveness could use a sinking fund to pay your taxes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Start a sinking fund This time of year can be expensive because everything piles up at once.
—Emmie Martin, Cfp®, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
But sinking funds into that pipeline would be a major gamble.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2013
In Royal Oak, voters decisively approved the renewal of a millage that funds the school district's sinking fund.
—Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2022
If approved, village will add $3,371 annually to a sinking fund so the shades can be replaced when needed.
—Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022
Building and site sinking fund millage proposals for things such as infrastructure improvements and repairs, security improvements and technology upgrades were on ballots in Grosse Ile Township Schools.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinking fund
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Feral Texas hogs Later in episode 10, Peggy wants to invest her portion of her nest egg in a wild pig-hunting business in order to clear Redcorn’s farm of invasive feral hogs.—
Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Aug. 2025
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These funds usually start with higher allocations to stocks, but as investors approach retirement, exposure becomes more conservative to protect the nest egg.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
26 Aug. 2025
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Key Background Nazi forces stole extensive collections of art and cultural treasures from across Europe during World War II, primarily from Jewish owners who were sent to concentration camps.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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These treasures from the Music Division’s Harold Arlen Collection and ASCAP Foundation Collection document the creation of the soundtracks to the iconic films inspired by Frank L. Baum’s classic novel The Wizard of Oz.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
25 Aug. 2025
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Passengers who make a refundable $500 deposit per cabin can be among the first to book, the cruise line said this week.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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From there, make a cash deposit of at least $10 using online banking, PayPal, credit card, debit card, Apple Pay or any other preferred payment methods.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Sinking fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinking%20fund. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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