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contribution

[kon-truh-byoo-shuhn] / ˌkɒn trəˈbyu ʃən /


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Ilmarinen’s contribution pushes the total funding from new and existing backers to over $146 million, up from $136 million.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

He received Bafta's Richard Dimbleby Award for the best factual contribution to television in 2005, and the Bafta Fellowship - the organisation's highest accolade - in 2015.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

To give some impression of how meaningful these numbers could be, the JPMorgan team assesses the wealth contribution from share price appreciation to reach the equivalent of 1.6% of GDP.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

While the regasification business is unlikely to make a material earnings contribution, she sees strategic value in securing long-term fuel supply and supporting future power-generation expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

His first significant contribution to science concerned the springiness, or compressibility, of air, and involved the most famous experiment of his illustrious career.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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