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stipend

[stahy-pend] / ˈstaɪ pɛnd /


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Stetler, a married father of seven, makes $600 a week, plus a $1,500 monthly housing stipend that is less than his housing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

As a Vietnam War veteran, Bo Kemper gets a stipend from the U.S.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

They also moved from a volunteer-run organization with a yearly stipend for employees to a paid model because, said Den Herder, “You can’t keep staff if you’re not paying them.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

His company is considering providing workers with a fuel stipend if prices remain high, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

The stipend turned a noble act of charity into a painful way to make a few dollars, and it wasn’t worth it.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Perhaps — if such a program were enacted at the federal level — the brilliant idea of targeting Medicaid coverage could be combined with some opt-in option, perhaps with smaller stipends.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

The Transportation Department’s Maritime Administration also requested $168 million to more than double funding for a program that pays stipends to private companies that operate U.S.-flagged tankers.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

The research was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and Canada Research Chair research stipends.

From Science Daily Jan. 2, 2026

Sharmina Siraj, a mother of two, called Zia "an inspiration", noting that stipends introduced by the former leader to improve women's education made a "huge impact" on her daughters.

From BBC Dec. 31, 2025

The brokers wait eagerly for defectors to graduate from the settlement center and begin receiving monthly stipends from the government.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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