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trust funds

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Over the past two months, amid efforts to find what could be more than $20 billion to recapitalize insurance funds, Walter has sold his controlling interest in the Lakers and a minority share of Chelsea, the English Premier League club.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
As of the 2024-25 school year, the public school per-pupil cost in Miami-Dade was about $12,500 in federal, state and local funds, per state figures.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

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The result is a growing chasm between how the people building AI think about its benefits and how ordinary Americans think about its costs.

— Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
After all, Kennedy said the benefits of a successful Anthropic listing could extend well into next year.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of benefits

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In their utopian reconstruction of a mythic past, the Agrarians’ polemics failed to mention the South’s legacies of slavery and rebellion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
So are three mural-sized collages that reflect his ongoing investigations into the legacies of colonialism.

— Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

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Sauls said big endowments hold a lot of venture capital and private equity, which aren't revalued often, while the stock market surged, and some of the smaller schools' lead was timing, not a better model or better access.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Yet the overall foundation response to the current crisis continues to be much less robust than during the pandemic, even as endowments have generally grown in recent years due to the strong stock market.

— Phil Buchanan, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of endowments

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Reimbursements and stipends for wellness programs such as gym memberships, wearables, personal training and nutrition services may also be available.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026
The state rejected items that could affect the budget, such as the union’s ask for a 20% raise spread across three years and stipends for those required to work in person.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of stipends

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They were showered with expensive clothes, spa treatments, and drugs, and given weekly allowances ranging from $150 to $200.

— Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
The government also plans to double child allowances, whose basic rate is around $37 monthly for a one-child family and has been unchanged since 2008.

— Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of allowances

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Despite more than 25 years of advances in home entertainment, nothing quite matches the tactile thrill of launching a metal ball around a wooden cabinet.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
For Griffin, that means supporting AI and building data centers in America, while also pursuing advances in nuclear energy, batteries, and robotics.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

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