Thesaurus results for STATE AID

state aid

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Definition of state aid

as in foreign aid

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Recent Examples of state aid Senate President Karen Spilka says don’t blame the legislature for dwindling local state aid. — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026 Mihranian said Rancho Palos Verdes officials will continue advocating for additional federal and state aid to help the small city respond to what has become an increasingly expensive emergency. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026 The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, which has complained about state aid for decades, was very happy about the latest development. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026 Despite Hochul's reluctance, Mamdani still wants more state aid, even if were to actually get this new tax. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for state aid

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Noun

Cuts to foreign aid in the last year are estimated to have resulted in more than 750,000 preventable deaths.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 July 2026
Still, Power is holding onto hope that there's enough bipartisan support for foreign aid in Washington that the agency could be reconstituted in some form in the future.

— Fatma Tanis, NPR, 3 July 2026

Definition of foreign aid

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Those include grocery vouchers, housing vouchers for those who elect to relocate during cleanup, air purifiers, cash assistance and support for utility bills.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
The Mecklenburg County Department of Community Resources said it’s received a steady number of SNAP applications, which reflects demand for assistance, but recipients are declining.

— Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026

Definition of assistance

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The bill also reauthorizes and then modernizes the HOME Investments Partnership Program, a federal block grant program that seeks to boost building and buying affordable housing and provides rental assistance to low-income households.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
The program receives a mix of state funding and a federal block grant.

— Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 24 June 2026