as in financed
to provide money for
a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition
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Think about how rare this is, and how few people can get a movie financed just for saying yes.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025 -
In fact, public records show ultrawealthy celebrities including Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Elon Musk, and even Mark Zuckerberg have financed their homes.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Ashley Miznazi is a climate change reporter for the Miami Herald funded by the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Family Foundation and MSC Cruises.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Concurrent classes are now free for families starting this school year and are funded in part by the new Arkansas Access to Acceleration scholarship.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
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Most of its residents rely on the low-cost insurance subsidized by the federal and state governments.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Sep. 2025
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As my 2023 book Unequal Cities describes, the growth of suburbs was fueled by racially and economically exclusionary policies, with government subsidized housing and automobile transportation.—
Richard McGahey,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Underwrote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwrote. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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