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money or property that a wife or wife's family gives to her husband when the wife and husband marry in some cultures
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Recent Examples of dowry
Earlier in the season, Sophie discovers her late father’s will and learns that Araminta (Katie Leung) has been embezzling her dowry.
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
The news of Rosamund’s lack of 36,000 pounds has killed her engagement to Lord Whatever, and goddamn, that is a big dowry!
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Sophie discovers her late father’s will and learns that Araminta (Katie Leung) has been embezzling her dowry.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
In his will, Lord Penwood left Rosamund, Posy, and Sophie sizable dowries.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 Jan. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
The news of Rosamund’s lack of 36,000 pounds has killed her engagement to Lord Whatever, and goddamn, that is a big dowry!
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Sophie discovers her late father’s will and learns that Araminta (Katie Leung) has been embezzling her dowry.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
In his will, Lord Penwood left Rosamund, Posy, and Sophie sizable dowries.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dowry
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Also announced at the gala, a lead donation from Sarah and Lachlan Murdoch will launch the Horizon Fund — a permanent endowment for MCRI aimed at funding long-term children’s health research and future medical breakthroughs.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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The endowment exists to support the mental, emotional and physical wellness of students and staff at the University of North Georgia.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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As previously noted, one of the gifts of Russian greats that Saunders most celebrates is their way of locating complex truths in the stuff of ordinary lives—their towns and farms, and their families, their servants; their animals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Doing it for the first time is always a celebration and doing it at Critics’ Week is an immense gift because of the care the film receives from the moment it is invited.—
Roberto Prieto,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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Though OpenAI was making progress on research and development, Musk had demanded that Altman and other co-founders, including Brockman and Ilya Sutskever, make a list of employees and their key contributions, and fire everyone who didn't immediately make the grade, filings show.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Because those contributions are deducted at the 37% rate, the IRS subsidizes another $8,510.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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This is complicity spurred on by a certain kind of Western readers desire to maintain their romantic image of Russia’s past without having to engage critical with Russia’s present.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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At present, that additional tuition for nonresident students is the same across the UC’s nine general campuses.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
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While eating at the company cafe after the presentation, Otone and Kensuke meet a child version of a humanoid who’s been brought back to REbirth HQ for maintenance.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
17 May 2026
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In a presentation for young athletes — and for the pro teams and college athletic departments that might invite him to speak — Stripling’s firm uses his story of a baseball prospect that got a $900,000 up-front payment and spent the $500,000 after taxes on a red Lamborghini.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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The push coincides with an emerging Christian subculture, from churches allowing congregants to tithe with digital coins to blogs promoting bitcoin as biblically sound.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 2026
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Charity is also an important part of the holy month, including Zakat, an obligatory tithe for which a percentage of one's wealth is given to those in need, as well as nonfinancial forms of charity that can range from volunteering to help others to engaging in small acts of kindness.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Both donations zeroed out the districts’ total lunch debt from the start of the 2025-2026 school year through April 30, 2026.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
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Those donations developed into sponsorships, which turned into year-round partnerships with jockeys.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
15 May 2026
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“Dowry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dowry. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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