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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
Cameras followed them for milestone moments, including when David struggled to pay Annie's dowry in Thailand.
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Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 6 July 2024
In the developing world, women suffer from specific forms of violence because of traditional social practices such as requiring dowries, honor killing, and genital mutilation.
—Amitav Acharya, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
Her parents were a Russian count and a merchant’s daughter whose massive dowry elevated her to the aristocracy.
—E.r. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
Nannina was betrothed at the age of 13 for a large dowry and brought to her husband’s house five years later.
—Pragya Agarwal, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
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Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 6 July 2024
In the developing world, women suffer from specific forms of violence because of traditional social practices such as requiring dowries, honor killing, and genital mutilation.
—Amitav Acharya, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
Her parents were a Russian count and a merchant’s daughter whose massive dowry elevated her to the aristocracy.
—E.r. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
Nannina was betrothed at the age of 13 for a large dowry and brought to her husband’s house five years later.
—Pragya Agarwal, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dowry
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Depending on the returns of the endowment, its grant cycles will fluctuate in size.Zachery Eanes, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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The donation includes 331 artworks and a $45 million endowment to support a new curatorial position, fund ongoing collection care, and finance the construction of a gallery wing named in Tavitian’s name, focused on European artworks.Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Whether shoppers are searching for practical gifts or looking to splurge a little, the year’s sales present a prime opportunity to shop and save.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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Enacted by former President Donald Trump, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, or TCJA, brought sweeping changes for individuals, including lower tax brackets, higher standard deductions, a more generous child tax credit and a bigger estate and gift tax exemption, among others.Kate Dore, CFP®, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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The contribution from him was small but encouraging: a baby hook with the left hand, a good help read to block a shot before the third-quarter buzzer, a pair of boards.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Matching that money with contributions of their own, the state and city negotiated a transfer of seven miles of 82nd Avenue from the Oregon DOT to Portland.David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
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The cartographic canvases on display are local histories in which the past is overlaid on a geographic present, their tangle of colored lines resembling some cross between a subway map, a conspiracy board, and a family tree of our ancestors.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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At present, the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline has the power to privately discipline a judge independently.Chris Forsyth, The Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2024
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Perhaps earmark some of those funds for a reissue of the Beastie Boys’ third album, Ill Communication, which is out now in a massive presentation across three 180g LPs with lenticular cover art and 12 bonus cuts and remixes, all stored in a hard slipcase.Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 21 Nov. 2024
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The parade will be broadcast live on NBC, with an encore presentation at 2 p.m. Is there a live stream of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2024
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Those celebrating also pay zakat al-fitr, an alms-tax that goes towards those in need.Juliana LaBianca, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2023
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In 2007, amid rising fuel prices and yet another economic crisis, Buddhist monks led mass protests in Yangon and other cities, overturning their alms bowls to signal disenchantment with the military junta.Hannah Beech, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022
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In 2023, for example, VOUS brought in over $15 million in income from general tithes and other ministry gifts, and donated more than $1.3 million according to financial records found on VOUS’ website.Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 16 June 2024
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That Harvard lost this one ought to serve as a warning to those who have convinced themselves that the purpose of the American citizenry is to furnish a few members of a distant caste with ever-increasing tithes and never to ask how they are being spent.Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 3 Jan. 2024
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While California law does not mandate automatic recounts, both candidates have been seeking donations to fund one if that does happen.Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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The donations will be given to Owen's Community Closet and Food Pantry, a part of Van Buren Public Schools.Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Dowry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dowry. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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