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foreign aid

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as in state aid

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Recent Examples of foreign aid But its $40 billion in annual spending—about 0.7 percent of the U.S. budget—has been criticized for inefficiencies, and many Americans accuse the government of spending irresponsibly on foreign aid. —

Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025 President Donald Trump is turning the U.S. Agency for International Development on its head during his first month in office, restructuring the foreign aid service to fit his America-first agenda. —

Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Feb. 2025 Marocco, who is also serving as the State Department’s head of foreign assistance, drafted the directive to freeze almost all foreign aid. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025 Since then, the Trump administration paused new funding for nearly all foreign aid and has targeted the U.S. Agency for International Development for a potential reorganization. —

Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for foreign aid