FOYS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

foys

noun

plural of foy, chiefly Scottish

as in care packages

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Other options include reducing the level of your contributions, although there is a minimum of 5% of pay for employees and 3% for employers.

— Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 8 Oct. 2026
Both are named after Michael Faraday, a 19th-century British scientist who made major contributions to electromagnetics.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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His goal is to significantly expand the reach of the brand by growing lifestyle offerings, footwear to be worn off the course and womenswear.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
But the chain has even been carefully expanding its offerings, typically through seasonal limited-time items like chicken and waffles or its Honey Pepper Pimento Chicken Sandwich.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of offerings

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Next, the village hopes to pursue grants to restore the house and develop the area further as a tourist draw, with the potential for new restaurants and a museum, Key said.

— Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
The foundation runs like a business, using performance metrics to evaluate its grants and tying funding decisions to outcomes such as job placement rates, Ben Jaafar said.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of grants

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The European Commission is aware of this challenge and opened a foreign subsidies investigation into Goldwind’s activities in the EU wind sector in February.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Tinubu will face familiar opponents Atiku Abubakar — who has pledged to reinstate fuel subsidies — and Peter Obi in a repeat of the last presidential election.

— Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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