endowment
Example Sentences
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Today, roughly 90% of the $56.9 billion endowment is managed externally.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
It closed last year after its endowment came to an end.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
The Rochester foundation, like many others of its type, encourages donors to contribute the remainder to its general endowment, but says it will honor specific instructions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Yale has a $44 billion endowment and is tax-exempt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Even as a student, I saw many young men who had great natural ability, but who did not have the self-discipline and patience to build on their endowment.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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The Federalist Papers, No. 10 by James Madison
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The Glass Menagerie
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