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subsidize

[suhb-si-dahyz] / ˈsʌb sɪˌdaɪz /


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Roy, a case that could ultimately compel states to use public dollars to subsidize private discrimination.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

Data centers would then have to subsidize electric-bill discounts and lower rates for customers with electric vehicles and solar panels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

That’s because they work as a form of life insurance, and those people who buy an annuity and die young effectively subsidize those who live to be very old.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Many subsidize retail fuel prices to shield consumers from swings in the global oil market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The industry of Angolans doesn’t subsidize foreigners, or any castles with moats, and their children are likely to get vaccinations and learn to read.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

To help make housing affordable, the Singaporean government subsidizes housing by building apartments around the city.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

It also subsidizes investment through taxes on households and a skimpy safety net, boosting saving.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

It’s not known who subsidizes the low rents at C Street, which is technically a church and doesn’t disclose its backers.

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

Currently, the law subsidizes 83 ADA positions for Orleans Parish.

From Slate ● May 5, 2026

Inside Jilin Province, China created the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, where forty percent of the population is ethnic Korean and where the government subsidizes Korean-language schools and publications.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

Third-party help includes Section 8 housing, which has eligibility requirements and waiting lists; senior housing; and subsidized apartments.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

While subsidized rice and beans were still widely available, ground beef was replaced with soy protein.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Ferguson, the focus is on a Washington state law that protects access to safe state-licensed youth shelters and subsidized mental healthcare counseling.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

Mazariegos wants to use public land to build social housing, which is publicly subsidized housing separate from the rental market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

When he was a captive cub, Xiang Xiang’s diet had been subsidized with manufactured foods packed with nutrients.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh

“But if we split, and you order premium items, I am effectively subsidizing your palate. I am paying for your indulgence. It’s a tax on my presence.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

More than half of the Colorado River’s water is used for irrigated agriculture, and in recent years the federal government has been effectively subsidizing farmers to leave their water unused.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

In any case, subsidizing buyers will push up prices as long as supply remains constrained.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

“I don’t know that just subsidizing people is a complete answer,” Seroka said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

It is contended that if railroads were required to report to the public every item of income and expenditure, discrimination and extortion, as well as bribery and corrupt subsidizing, would soon cease.

From The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses by William Larrabee


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