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subsidy

[suhb-si-dee] / ˈsʌb sɪ di /


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"The committee recognises that this temporary subsidy complements, rather than replaces, AEL's continuing work to secure the most competitive wholesale fuel procurement arrangements available."

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

That comes as President Bola Tinubu has engaged in a raft of reforms, hailed by economists and investors, including liberalising the naira currency exchange rate, overhauling the tax code and removing a costly fuel subsidy.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

“These households have been on pins and needles over the past several months because they’ve all been notified that the subsidy was running out at the end of the calendar year,” Salas said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Vokenroth, 52, paid about $450 a month for her health plan last year, with the help of a subsidy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Stuttering, Garcia managed to make his plea: he had completed high school in San Lucas and wanted a recommendation to the police academy and a government subsidy to pay for his studies.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

In June, energy prices fell much more slowly, declining 0.1%, as the effect of government gasoline subsidies a year earlier faded.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Figures show that about half of farmers applying for subsidies this year decided to opt into the new SFS.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Those subsidies, enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic to make marketplace coverage more affordable, more than doubled marketplace enrollment between 2020 and 2024.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

While China’s memory industry has certainly benefited from government backing, CXMT’s progress cannot be reduced to subsidies alone, according to Zhao of Hello China Tech.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

Considerable airtime is devoted to the comfortable lives, by North Korean standards, of defectors living in South Korea, where they receive housing and other subsidies from the government in Seoul.

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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