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dowry

noun

Definition of dowry

as in dower

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 She could be put away and go to jail for embezzling Sophie’s dowry, and Armenta is deathly afraid of being called out in front of society. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026 Each couple receives a set of items worth about $1,000 that would traditionally be given by the bride’s family as part of dowry. — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 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 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 See All Example Sentences for dowry

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Kinshasa hopes the bourse, which will list securities in both the local currency and the US dollar, will tap into global interest in its mineral endowments.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 3 July 2026
The legislature approved a $50 million operations endowment, requiring library planners to raise $100 million in private donations, a goal met in 2020.

— Jack Dura, Fortune, 2 July 2026

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In that ruling, the high court said a cap on the amount of post-election contributions that can be used to repay a candidate who loaned their campaign money was unconstitutional.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Left standing were the rather low limits on direct contributions to candidates as well as the limits on how much parties could contribute to directly support candidates.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

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The only way to preserve our republic is to strengthen the pillars of our present with the mortar of our past.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
The thread of citizen rights and responsibilities weaves through each of these, uniting evolving conceptions of freedom, self-government, and individual achievement from the nation’s past through to its present.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026

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The date was revealed Saturday during a presentation at Essence Festival of Culture, featuring creator, showrunner and exec producer Ben Watkins, star Jaalen Best, and cast members Dana Gourrier, Amin Joseph, Kai Parham, and Michael Ealy.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 July 2026
The five-day preliminary hearing will mark the most significant presentation of evidence in the case so far — and the first time that Kirk’s parents and widow will be in the courtroom with defendant Tyler Robinson.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026

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Dispute over church donations The dispute had centered on donations known as tithes, which are made when a church member donates 10% of their income to the organization.

— Giles Hudson, CBS News, 24 June 2026
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

Definition of tithe

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In May, the Eagles Autism Foundation had another record-breaking year, raising more than $16 million through 40,000 donations and 6,832 participants.

— Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Much of Epstein’s cover letter for the role is devoted to growing FIU’s prestige and bringing in more donations to the school.

— Austin Horn June 30, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

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