subsidize

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States typically receive federal funding that they match and then give to subsidize individual children’s care at child care centers.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

“Risk-based pricing ensures low-risk policyholders don’t subsidize high-risk policyholders,” said Mark Friedlander, senior director of media relations for the Insurance Information Institute, a nonprofit supported by the property and casualty industry.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Student fees and university funds subsidize intercollegiate sports; those two sources comprised 87% of Sacramento State’s 2024 athletic budget, according to Knight Center data.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

The agreement, first announced in October, ensures revenue from Oracle “cover the costs associated with powering the data center, so DTE’s existing customers will not subsidize data-center rates,” DTE said in a release Tuesday.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Spain, unlike Norway, was rich and populous enough to support exploration and subsidize colonies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond