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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
Without an infinite runway, there was less room to subsidize behavior that might not become sustainable.
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Hebron Sher, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Tax increment financing was a way the City was able to mitigate private investments in affordable housing by subsidizing the costs for land and the costs for infrastructure.
—Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Government interference in the market — using taxpayer money to build affordable housing, subsidizing mortgages, imposing zoning restrictions — creates another set of disincentives.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026
Law-abiding residents who follow the rules are subsidizing those who choose not to with higher insurance costs.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
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Hebron Sher, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Tax increment financing was a way the City was able to mitigate private investments in affordable housing by subsidizing the costs for land and the costs for infrastructure.
—Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Government interference in the market — using taxpayer money to build affordable housing, subsidizing mortgages, imposing zoning restrictions — creates another set of disincentives.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026
Law-abiding residents who follow the rules are subsidizing those who choose not to with higher insurance costs.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
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Authorities say that Oppenheimer’s drug business was partially funded through $40,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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The appropriations bill signed into law in January 2026 retained the research office, funded NOAA at roughly $6 billion and directed the agency not to close its laboratories.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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If Ukraine is degrading Russia’s battlespace depth, energy infrastructure, and war-supporting industrial base, the United States and its allies should add pressure against the seaborne revenue channels that help finance and sustain the war.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Takaichi has sought to dispel worries in the bond market, saying that the extra spending would be financed by issuing deficit-covering bonds.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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“Subsidize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidize. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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