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as in to fund
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
the museum is annually subsidized by funds from several major corporations
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as in to finance
to provide money for
housing for the elderly that was subsidized by the federal government
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As one party is about to control Congress and the White House, this would be a great moment for lawmakers to brush up on how markets work and what the federal government can do to mitigate stagnant wages and market failures, support working families, and subsidize the construction of new housing.
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Aine Seitz McCarthy, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
From 2006 to 2010, utilities had aggressively subsidized rooftop solar to meet state renewable energy goals, easing off the subsidies and imposing fees once rooftop solar became popular.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Touring internationally, the company performed works by its own dancers or by Willy Tsao, a Hong Kong choreographer who served at various times as artistic director and subsidized dancer salaries with his family’s fortune.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Reader’s Digest subsidized the cost of consultations for employees, under a benefits policy that covered self-improvement.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Aine Seitz McCarthy, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
From 2006 to 2010, utilities had aggressively subsidized rooftop solar to meet state renewable energy goals, easing off the subsidies and imposing fees once rooftop solar became popular.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Touring internationally, the company performed works by its own dancers or by Willy Tsao, a Hong Kong choreographer who served at various times as artistic director and subsidized dancer salaries with his family’s fortune.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Reader’s Digest subsidized the cost of consultations for employees, under a benefits policy that covered self-improvement.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Subsidize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidize. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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