as a means
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This is known as a means test - where the level of financial support a person gets is based on the value of their assets and savings.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
In her thoughtful piece this week, Elizabeth Bernstein looks at how some therapists are encouraging estrangement from family as a means of self-care.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Specifically, the court noted that existing disclosure laws and rules about earmarking donations already act as disincentives for donors hoping to use parties as a means to indirectly funnel money to candidates.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
"The chair served as a means of private professional development for the person under investigation," the judge wrote when he charged Gomez.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
The photograph passed to the US embassy in Moscow by Oleg Penkovsky, as a means of verifying his identity.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
