Thesaurus results for TRUST FUND

trust fund

noun

Definition of trust fund

as in benefit

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Recent Examples of trust fund Even after trust fund depletion, the system will continue issuing benefits, albeit at reduced amounts. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 As part of the application process, the City Council tentatively approved using $1 million from the housing trust fund. — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 The plan limited cuts to a Black Student Achievement program and drew down funds from a retiree health benefit trust fund to show the district could stay solvent. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 According to reports, the Social Security retirement trust fund is projected to be depleted in less than 6 years in 2032, and the Medicare’s Hospital Insurance Trust Fund is projected to be depleted in 2033 if Congress fails to act. — Kaysia Earley, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for trust fund

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Noun

Engineers and policymakers have to study the benefits and feasibility before committing taxpayer cash and efforts.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
Chinese researchers say this approach could bring major economic benefits to the domestic yak industry.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of benefit

Noun

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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François remains torn about his family’s legacy—and as an architect his work focuses on energy conservation.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 July 2026
In addition to the flawless transfer, the disc features hours of extra features in the form of an audio commentary, interviews with key cast and crew members, and a documentary devoted to the legacy of Steve James.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 July 2026

Definition of legacy

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Which is more valuable might depend on where AI is as a technology, according to Joe Tigay, portfolio manager for the Rational Equity Armor Fund, a fund that prioritizes total return on investment.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
The Blazers are seeking $600 million in public funds to upgrade the arena, which is the oldest NBA arena that hasn’t been renovated.

— Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of fund

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But after the United States slashed its foreign aid funding last year, Lama and more than 280,000 aid workers worldwide found themselves out of a job.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Instead of cutting spending, the group forced tens of thousands of government workers out of their jobs, laid waste to foreign aid — with catastrophic consequences — and leaked highly sensitive data.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 23 July 2026

Definition of foreign aid

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A number of the schools that have already announced patch partners—a new allowance by the NCAA—have done so with either national or local banks.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 July 2026
Plans compete on supplemental benefits, some genuinely valuable and some shiny objects — cards and allowances designed to win an enrollment season rather than to matter at three in the morning in an emergency department.

— Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of allowance

Noun

Armstrong argued that only a permanent endowment generating enough investment income to cover most annual costs would justify reinstatement.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
The investors best positioned for this market--mega-cap balance sheets, sovereign funds, multi-decade endowments--simply don't need their money back on any timeline.

— Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of endowment

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Kramatorsk, a town in the Donbas increasingly close to Russia’s inch-by-inch advances, and Kharkiv, a city nearer the Russian border, are also heavily impacted.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
The Rocket Classic and next week's Wyndham Championship are the last two tournaments left before the top 70 advance to the FedEx Cup postseason.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026

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