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subsidize

[suhb-si-dahyz] / ˈsʌb sɪˌdaɪz /


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Would they be willing to subsidize some of your lifestyle while you adjust to your new financial reality?

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

But developers found it more profitable to subsidize 100% of their units at the smallest allowable discount, a rent affordable to households at 60% of median income.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

The U.A.E.’s sovereign-wealth funds managing over $1.8 trillion in assets provide a massive cushion that allow it to avoid external borrowing, subsidize local businesses and inject liquidity into the domestic economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

By selling its infrastructure, Meta can establish a steady revenue stream to subsidize this effort, buying the company time to catch up to its competitors.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

It doesn’t include the billions the government spends to subsidize corn.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

To help make housing affordable, the Singaporean government subsidizes housing by building apartments around the city.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

Americans have largely heard about the famous French creche system of public daycares, but the French government also subsidizes the kind of one-on-one at-home care that many parents of infants prefer.

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

It’s not known who subsidizes the low rents at C Street, which is technically a church and doesn’t disclose its backers.

From Salon May 29, 2026

"Businesses are going to make a fortune, and that's why you cannot continue to have a payroll tax system that taxes jobs and then subsidizes automation," the governor said in a statement.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

Inside Jilin Province, China created the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, where forty percent of the population is ethnic Korean and where the government subsidizes Korean-language schools and publications.

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

“It was really important to leave my daughter in a place where I knew she was going to be well taken care of,” said Torres, whose child’s enrollment is subsidized by the state.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

For more than two decades, Beijing has protected its domestic market, subsidized companies and built commanding positions across the automotive supply chain.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

The next governor will take the helm after Gov. Gavin Newsom prioritized learning for children under 5 by expanding transitional kindergarten to all 4-year-olds and opening more subsidized child-care spaces.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

Seniors also have the choice of enrolling in private federally subsidized Medicare Advantage insurance plans.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Thus far Lippmann’s giant bet had been subsidized by investors, like Steve Eisman, who paid him a toll when they bought and sold credit default swaps, but investors like Steve Eisman were losing heart.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Currently tenants with vouchers subsidizing their rent payments need a government inspection before they can move in.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

“They are systematically subsidizing their industry, and we are picking one product at a time,” VDMA’s Richtberg said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

If a new owner would be willing, should the taxpayers of Anaheim consider subsidizing the name?

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

And it will preserve credibility for the most important index on the market, while keeping unwitting buyers from subsidizing a business that has not earned the right to their largesse.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

He had himself to pay tribute to Egypt, and Egypt was subsidizing his enemy.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie




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