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• v  bestow a quality on
• v  contribute to some cause
• v  be conducive to
• v  provide

• Last year she got Vogue to contribute money to open beauty salons in Kabul, creating jobs for newly liberated Afghan women; a story on the project ran in the magazine.
• KFC is being sued for frying its chicken in cooking oils that contain trans fats, which can contribute to heart disease and diabetes.
• Wind is a wonderfully renewable source of energy, but until now ordinary consumers who wanted to live off of--or contribute to--the electrical grid had no way to capture it.

• lend
• impart
• bestow
• add
• bring
• give
• chip in
• kick in
• lead
• conduce
• put up

News & Articles

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• Michigan may add checkoff funds to income tax forms
  Lansing — Michigan residents could contribute to funds aimed at fighting Alzheimer's and Lou Gehrig's disease through their income tax returns under legislation nearing final approval in Lansing.
  June 12, 2013 - Detroit News
• City Council will pay for cameras at rec centers
  City Council will contribute $3.6 million from its capital budget to pay for cameras at playgrounds and recreation centers.
  June 12, 2013 - Philly.com
• Michigan may add checkoff funds to income tax forms
  Lansing — Michigan residents could contribute to funds aimed at fighting Alzheimer's and Lou Gehrig's disease through their income tax returns under legislation nearing final approval in Lansing.
  June 12, 2013 - Detroit News

Quotes

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• Lou Dobbs in Los Angeles Times
  Some leaders in media, politics and business have been urging me to go beyond the role here at CNN and to engage in constructive problem solving as well as to contribute positively to a better understanding of the great issues of our day,...
• Barack Obama in Independent
  Mr Obama added, "because this has been ratcheting up - and I obviously helped to contribute ratcheting it up - I think I unfortunately gave an impression that I was maligning the Cambridge Police Department or Sgt. Crowley specifically, and I could...
• Venus Williams in FOXNews
  I'm extremely professional in everything that I do on and off the court,Venus said. "I contribute my best in my sport and I also have a ton of respect for myself and my family. So any mention of that is extremely disrespectful for who I...