subscribe to
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Contract to receive and pay for a given number of issues of a periodical, for tickets to a series of performances, or for a utility service. For example, We subscribe to the local paper , or Betty and I have been subscribing to this concert series for years , or We have no choice; we have to subscribe to the local power company .
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Feel or express approval of, as in I subscribe to your opinion but I don't think Donald does . [Mid-1500s]
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Promise to pay or contribute money to, as in We subscribe to many charities . [Mid-1600s] All of these usages come from subscribe in the sense of “sign one's name to something, such as a pledge.”
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Becerra’s critics subscribe to “this very American bias that an immigrant only moves once to the U.S., the land of opportunity, of hope — all that mythology,” Gradilla continued.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Investors can either make a "direct, non-refundable contribution of $350,000 to the National Treasury" or "subscribe to an $800,000 government bond created specifically" for the purpose.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Once the infrastructure is in place on the ground, farmers would need to subscribe to Starlink to use the service.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
If you would like to subscribe to Slate Plus and the many riches it offers, use promo code SURGE25 at checkout for a 25 percent discount on a full-year subscription.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Father Guste says, “No modem biblical scholar would subscribe to any such theory.”
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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