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tithes

noun

plural of tithe

as in contributions

an amount of money that a person gives to a church which is usually equal to 1/10 of that person's income

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Recent Examples of tithes Concerns over donations The dispute centers on tithes, donations in which church members give 10% of their income to the organization. — Giles Hudson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026 Until now, David had always made his tithes of 10 percent to the church. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026 Druski is then seen standing before the congregation, sharing news that Collect & Praise Ministries is branching out into Motherland, before encouraging tithes and donations for the cause. — Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2026

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Noun

Kiley discussed his work on the High-Quality Charter Schools Act, which would create a federal tax credit for charitable contributions to nonprofit charter-school organizations.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
If an author uses AI to generate material and then substantially selects, arranges, rewrites, edits or transforms that material, those human contributions may qualify for protection.

— Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of contributions

Noun

Some coffee chains have now expanded their non-pumpkin offerings as the classic pumpkin-spice drink loses some of its luster.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Only when more eligible patients are participating can efforts to expand cell and gene therapy offerings in rural locations be possible.

— Jigar Thakkar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of offerings

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The opposition appears to have only solidified two months before the midterm elections, despite significant donations that crypto groups have given to some Democrats in recent years.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
The center will be built using 100% philanthropic donations from more than half a dozen groups — including Caruso’s nonprofit, Steadfast LA, which helped raise more than $40 million.

— Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of donations

Noun

Investigators also found Chavez-DeRemer did not report the tickets, valued at approximately $100 a piece, as she was required to do, despite having completed ethics training explaining government policy on accepting gifts.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Those gifts included rodeo tickets, an alligator wallet and two cowboy hats, according to the report.

— Luke Barr, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of gifts

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Quantifying the cost of disruptions — from fuel subsidies and emergency imports to lost output and idle workers — would make the case for resilience more tangible.

— Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Those companies currently operate the Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets, which have proven reliable but are only marginally competitive, even with the assistance of government subsidies.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of subsidies

Noun

Some are engaged in annual tribute events, and active in charities or causes related to 9/11 and the country’s response.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Per Marie Claire, since Kate first wore the earrings in 2023, Issy Star has raised over $40,000 for mental health and suicide prevention charities.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of charities

Noun

Among the grants that were eliminated, frozen or delayed were ones related to maternal health in Michigan, education research in Mississippi and assistance to minority farmers in Iowa, the researchers found.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
That scrutiny has been applied to researchers applying for new grants as well.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026

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