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state aid

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as in foreign aid

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Recent Examples of state aid The latest chapter in the saga, a legal and political dispute over state aid to the California’s refineries, could affect Newsom’s presidential ambitions. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 Videberg Kraft was the first to apply for state aid in December. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026 Revenue such as sales taxes, hotel fees, utility franchise fees, paramedic fees, building permits, parking meters, grants and state aid weigh heavily in the budget conversation, but the city has far less control over their ups and downs. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 June 2026 Until those governments pay up, the state wouldn’t start new transportation projects and would withhold Powell Bill funds, which is state aid that pays for road maintenance. — Nicholas Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for state aid

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Noun

Before 2021, foreign aid financed roughly three-quarters of public expenditures.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Maternal and child health programs are perhaps the clearest foreign aid example of small, relatively cheap interventions leading to the greatest good.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of foreign aid

Noun

The United States, once the top provider of assistance to Afghanistan, no longer even ranks in the top five of donor nations.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Police said that detectives were called for assistance after dispatchers were notified of a man down along Pine Hollow Road just after midnight on Friday.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of assistance

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Aetrex is a technology company that uses data and learnings to design and create footwear that is anatomically correct to support your body from the ground up, offering superior arch support and pain relief.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Araghchi was appointed Foreign Minister in 2024 by President Masoud Pezeshkian, with a mandate to secure sanctions relief.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026