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baksheeshs

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plural of baksheesh

as in payoffs

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Ride or Die‘s true appeal is as a comedy, though, and there its payoffs are much more consistent, thanks to a likable and game ensemble.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Every painting is a model of academic crispness and polish, filled with visual cues and prearranged emotional payoffs.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Definition of payoffs

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Security analysts speculate that many are willing to talk about their bribes to politicians, in hopes of reducing their sentences.

— Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s office on Thursday defended its decision to sue Kansas City over a contracting program using a plaintiff who had pleaded guilty to paying bribes for contracts years ago.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

Definition of bribes

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Policies that weaken incentives to invest in biomedical research ultimately put future breakthroughs and future patients at risk.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
The company considered workforce availability, infrastructure readiness, expansion capacity, partnerships, incentives, and access to aerospace and advanced manufacturing talent.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026

Definition of incentives

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How 40 Hz Sound Therapy Works The treatment is called GENUS, short for gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
Chung recently received her first award from the National Institutes of Health for a research project to understand how genetically identical cells respond differently to stimuli, such as treatments or environmental cues.

— Rachel Martin, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

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