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trust fund

noun

Definition of trust fund

as in benefit

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Recent Examples of trust fund If Congress doesn't act and allows the trust fund to empty, the program will pay out only what the government collects in taxes. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 After that point, the law requires an automatic, across-the-board benefit cut because the trust fund can no longer make up the gap between what workers pay in and what retirees are owed. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 Summary Social Security faces a looming financial challenge, with its OASI trust fund projected to deplete by late 2032. — Thomas Hager, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Sweeney said getting Congress to focus on the Social Security trust fund will be tough because so much else demands their immediate attention. — Ashley Lopez, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trust fund

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About the L’Oréal Paris Revitalift Triple Power Moisturizer As with all Revitalift products, the formula blends a trio of active ingredients to bolster anti-aging benefits.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Drawing on research across multiple fields, Fischer makes the case that when people connect, cooperate, help, and give, the benefits come back to them.

— Wyles Daniel, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of benefit

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The two metro manufacturers and four others in Iowa received state aid through the Business Incentives for Growth program, known as BIG.

— Kate Kealey, Des Moines Register, 18 Sep. 2026
The lower state aid to school districts does not seem to have harmed students; in fact, relative to other states, Wisconsin students have largely performed better.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of state aid

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The legacy of Cockcroft and Walton echoes throughout accelerator laboratories around the world.

— Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026
Royal expert Ingrid Seward, who knew Diana and whose latest book, Catherine and Diana, chronicles the lives of the Princesses of Wales, believes the battle to control Diana’s legacy will continue beyond next year’s milestone anniversary.

— Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026

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Caputo vowed to prevent such pitfalls, with intelligence and financial oversight agencies helping to vet applicants' identities, criminal records and sources of funds.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Multiple sources said the group has courted Ken Griffin, the billionaire hedge-fund mogul who lives in Miami and this week announced a $3 billion donation to bring a Carnegie Mellon college campus to the city’s Wynwood neighborhood.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

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Her address was accompanied by a policy change from the Obama administration that prioritized LGBTQ rights in diplomacy and foreign aid.

— Matthew Schmitz, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Preventing a permanent epidemic The surge in cases has led to an influx of foreign aid to support new HIV testing, prevention and treatment programs.

— David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of foreign aid

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Earlier this year, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the university and the Academy were renegotiating heir relationship; Drexel wanted a full merger, which would grant it the building, endowment and collections.

— Andrew Stelzer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
Rather than surrender its ability to consider alumni and donor connections, Stanford withdrew from those programs and replaced the money from its multi-billion-dollar endowment.

— Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of endowment

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The countries have also discussed an advance payment of up to $10 billion to secure long-lead components such as reactor vessels, steam generators and reactor coolant pumps.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Will the Astros extend the series, or will the White Sox advance and continue this dream season?

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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