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contribution

[kon-truh-byoo-shuhn] / ˌkɒn trəˈbyu ʃən /


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Japanese businesses made the second-largest contribution, investing $186 billion, while Chinese businesses invested $157 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Members will increase their contribution to the health plan by 1%.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The body is capable of producing fructose internally from glucose, which suggests its contribution to disease could be broader and more complex than scientists once believed.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

The 91-year-old TV cook was awarded the British Academy's highest honour for her exceptional contribution to television.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

He never accepted the revised figures and to his dying day believed his work on the age of the Earth his most astute and important contribution to science–far greater than his work on thermodynamics.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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