Thesaurus results for TRUST FUND

trust fund

noun

Definition of trust fund

as in benefit

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Recent Examples of trust fund As part of the application process, the City Council tentatively approved using $1 million from the housing trust fund. — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 The plan limited cuts to a Black Student Achievement program and drew down funds from a retiree health benefit trust fund to show the district could stay solvent. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 According to reports, the Social Security retirement trust fund is projected to be depleted in less than 6 years in 2032, and the Medicare’s Hospital Insurance Trust Fund is projected to be depleted in 2033 if Congress fails to act. — Kaysia Earley, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026 At least this structure can route some outside money to children with no 529, no trust fund and no family balance sheet. — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for trust fund

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Those with felony drug convictions face SNAP benefit bans for six months or, in some cases, lifetime bans.

— Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
The strongest benefits appeared when participants took at least 600 milligrams daily for eight weeks or longer.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 18, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026

Definition of benefit

Noun

The latest chapter in the saga, a legal and political dispute over state aid to the California’s refineries, could affect Newsom’s presidential ambitions.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Videberg Kraft was the first to apply for state aid in December.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026

Definition of state aid

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Film Independent President Juan Devis described the evolution as a deliberate break from legacy recognition toward something more active.

— Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
In the 2016 movie Jackie, which chronicles the immediate aftermath of JFK’s assassination, Bobby bemoans to Jackie that their legacy has been wasted with Jack’s death.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of legacy

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Additionally, the bill allows cities and counties to allocate up to 20% of the funds toward building affordable homes — a modest but welcome change for Bay Area communities facing persistent shortages of affordable housing dollars.

— Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Trump has continued to express interest in the fund after Blanche said it was dropped amid legal challenges.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Definition of fund

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The sudden death of Lindsey Graham last weekend robbed foreign aid advocates of one of their most effective GOP champions in Washington, according to lawmakers and advocates who worked with the South Carolina Republican.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 17 July 2026
Greenville businessman Mark Lynch, who criticized Graham’s interventionist foreign policy approach and support for foreign aid, came second with 29% of the vote.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 July 2026

Definition of foreign aid

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Suarez, who donates his salary, has proposed eliminating the car and phone allowances, highlighting substantial increases in the mayor and commission budget in recent years.

— Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Officials had estimated only four bus stops would be subject to new higher-density allowances — but in SANDAG’s maps, 21 meet the criteria.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

Definition of allowance

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Washington also bars its pension funds and college endowments from investing into Chinese firms developing sensitive technologies.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Its endowment had topped $23 billion as of 2024 – the largest for any K-12 private school in the United States.

— Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

Definition of endowment

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Pilot program advances The DOE Reactor Pilot Program is designed to shorten the timeline for bringing advanced reactor concepts from development into real-world operation through streamlined testing and regulatory pathways.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
But even as those capabilities advance, human expertise won’t become less important.

— Tony Bates, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Definition of advance

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