grant

Example Sentences

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When the dot-com crisis happened, the remaining three-quarters of his grant fell under the strike price and expired worthless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

But when the vote came, the Commissioners Court tabled the temporary moratorium discussion and voted to grant Comanche Circle a conditional approval, requiring more detailed plans later.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

"It's a challenge for these groups to get finance. For these groups to grow at scale they need a combination of government grant funding alongside mortgage finance funding," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The latter is baked into the law as a discretionary grant that is, despite USCIS’s description of it as an “extraordinary relief,” closer to the norm.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

In 2001, Jim Kim, like Farmer ten years earlier, was awarded a MacArthur “genius” grant.

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