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as in to fund
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
the museum is annually subsidized by funds from several major corporations
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as in to finance
to provide money for
housing for the elderly that was subsidized by the federal government
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Recent Examples of subsidize
Residents attest to pest infestation, mold and mildew in their units at the 297-unit apartment complex — privately owned but federally subsidized.
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Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Supervisors also approved a separate measure last week providing $2 million to subsidize employment at local businesses, aimed at boosting hiring of recent graduates and individuals who have completed certificate programs.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
The City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement was launched in 2018 to help keep low-income New Yorkers out of shelters by subsidizing permanent housing.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2026
Texas must consider temporarily subsidizing the cost of ACA premiums for low- and middle-income families & pressure feds to restore subsidies.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
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Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Supervisors also approved a separate measure last week providing $2 million to subsidize employment at local businesses, aimed at boosting hiring of recent graduates and individuals who have completed certificate programs.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
The City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement was launched in 2018 to help keep low-income New Yorkers out of shelters by subsidizing permanent housing.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2026
Texas must consider temporarily subsidizing the cost of ACA premiums for low- and middle-income families & pressure feds to restore subsidies.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
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The development’s supportive housing component is operated by Urban Pathways and funded by the city Health and Mental Hygiene Department.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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In the end, it was funded not by local taxpayers or a state or federal grant, but by a crowdsourced fundraiser.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
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Orbán has frequently threatened to scuttle the bloc’s efforts to sanction Moscow over its invasion, and has decried attempts to hit Russia’s energy revenues that help finance the war.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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The [American] taxpayer money is not properly used to finance this kind of statement.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Subsidize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidize. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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