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They're trying to get on board the gravy train.
the new tax law offers a real gravy train to certain categories of investors
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By now, all manner of opportunists had entered the ANC tent, eager to jump on the Radical Economic Transformation gravy train.
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John Rapley, Foreign Affairs, 10 Jan. 2023
Inside the Pentagon, there are distinct signs that the prime contractor gravy train might be slowing.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
Practitioners of this time honored custom need to be put on notice that the gravy train has made its last stop.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
End of an era, end of a business model, end of a gravy train, end of the world.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
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John Rapley, Foreign Affairs, 10 Jan. 2023
Inside the Pentagon, there are distinct signs that the prime contractor gravy train might be slowing.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
Practitioners of this time honored custom need to be put on notice that the gravy train has made its last stop.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
End of an era, end of a business model, end of a gravy train, end of the world.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Gravy train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gravy%20train. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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