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Cameras followed them for milestone moments, including when David struggled to pay Annie's dowry in Thailand.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025 -
This is no hostile takeover proposal — more like an actual proposal-proposal, with a really big dowry.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Typically, a school spends 4% to 5% of its endowment for operational costs annually.—
Ira Porter,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Mar. 2025
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Care should be taken to ensure that such a draw does not deplete the endowments’ capacity to support ongoing programs and operations.—
Laura MacDonald,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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The wines aren’t really exported, either, so a bottle carried carefully back to the USA makes a welcome gift.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
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Be Forward-Looking If feedback is such a gift, why do most of us hate receiving it as well as giving it?—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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This corresponds to somewhere between two and three times the total amount of stellar mass present in the Milky Way, which corresponds to several hundred billion, and perhaps even a trillion or more, stars altogether.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2025
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However, this shift presents challenges, such as rising rents and an increasing trend of millennials renting apartments together rather than pursuing home ownership.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Congregants say they were required to pay a minimum of 10 percent of their income in tithes.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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An additional 10 percent was designated for charitable giving or a tithe.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Educational Era Content on social networks has traditionally prioritized speed, simplicity and enticing presentation.—
Rafael Schwarz,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Tasks that once took hours or even days-such as creating presentations, analyzing legal documents or making investments decisions—can now be completed in a fraction of the time, allowing employees to focus on high-value tasks that drive business impact.—
Keren Katz,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Through the foundation, Paul has made contributions to education and healthcare in Jamaica, partnering with nonprofits to contribute approximately $40 million in medical equipment, medication, training and supplies to the Jamaican public health sector.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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He was knighted in 2019 in Venice, largely for his contributions to soccer.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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Those celebrating also pay zakat al-fitr, an alms-tax that goes towards those in need.—
Juliana LaBianca,
Good Housekeeping,
26 Jan. 2023
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In 2007, amid rising fuel prices and yet another economic crisis, Buddhist monks led mass protests in Yangon and other cities, overturning their alms bowls to signal disenchantment with the military junta.—
Hannah Beech,
BostonGlobe.com,
29 July 2022
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“Dower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dower. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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