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[fuhnd] / fʌnd /




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As part of Burnham's high streets scheme, a £125 million derelict buildings fund will be available to transform mothballed and dilapidated buildings.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Nimmo and Dressler, who live in Westchester County, north of New York City, raised $2,000 through their first-home fund when they got married in May.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Maureen Bougeard said Meals on Wheels Jersey had received £38,000 from the Jersey Community Foundation to fund work supplying hot meals to islanders who are unable to prepare meals themselves.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Besides the home fund, they don’t expect friends and family to help with a down payment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

This was a signal to bombard Lippmann with accusatory questions: If it’s such a great idea, why don’t you quit Deutsche Bank and start a hedge fund and make a fortune for yourself?

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The story reveals that Collins helped secure the company funds while Kao used shell companies to make large donations to Collins’ super PAC.

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026

Some aspiring buyers are digging into retirement funds or seeking out government programs to help them get over the down-payment hump.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Mayor Karen Bass and Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman were effectively tied in fundraising, the latest campaign finance reports show, with each candidate raising about $2.5 million in contributions and matching funds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Christine Idzelis presented three moves investors might make if they wish to diversify beyond traditional bond and stock funds during this period of volatility.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

He told Eisman that his main fear was that the U.S. economy would strengthen, and dissuade hedge funds from placing bigger bets against the subprime mortgage market.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Other notable companies he funded with Sevin Rosen included Electronic Arts and Silicon Graphics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

This dual-language class is also a federally funded Head Start program — long considered a gold standard in early childhood education — and must integrate learning with each child’s cultural and linguistic upbringing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Hay highlighted that Peggie's case was funded by Sex Matters, and pointed to correspondence from the group that said the issues in the case were of "significant strategic importance".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The research was funded by the Swedish Research Council.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

“His family sponsored the building and helped pay for the startup costs, but everything else—my salary, the materials, the books—it’s all funded by the Ministry of Education.”

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed

As late as the mid-2010s, China was conducting AI research with neuroscience funding, Hannas said — something he saw less of in the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

It has a list of “shovel-ready” projects awaiting funding from the Proposition 4 climate bond, which voters approved in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

The scheme is part of funding earmarked by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for high street support and regeneration.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

It added: "We are fully supportive of this and are grateful for the 100% funding from the FA."

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Jim and Farmer were determined to keep funding the effort, even if that meant convincing the Brigham pharmacy to “loan” them the expensive second-line antibiotics whenever they came to Boston.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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