foreign aid

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Recent Examples of foreign aid The sudden death of Lindsey Graham last weekend robbed foreign aid advocates of one of their most effective GOP champions in Washington, according to lawmakers and advocates who worked with the South Carolina Republican. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 17 July 2026 Greenville businessman Mark Lynch, who criticized Graham’s interventionist foreign policy approach and support for foreign aid, came second with 29% of the vote. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 July 2026 Cuts to foreign aid in the last year are estimated to have resulted in more than 750,000 preventable deaths. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 July 2026 Still, Power is holding onto hope that there's enough bipartisan support for foreign aid in Washington that the agency could be reconstituted in some form in the future. — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreign aid
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  1. state aid
  2. assistance
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  • Win for America is also spending heavily on races in Pennsylvania, where there was a push to raise taxes on the online sports betting industry to boost state aid for public transportation, election records show.
    — Dawn Kopecki, USA Today, 28 July 2026
  • Maryland could take a similar approach with the state aid it awards.
    — Jay A. Perman, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026
Definition of state aid
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  • Education Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong pledged to provide mental health assistance to students and ramp up security measures at educational institutions.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Power comes from a mid-drive motor producing 100 Nm of torque, paired with a responsive torque sensor that adjusts assistance based on your pedal pressure.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of assistance

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