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baksheeshs

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plural of baksheesh

as in payoffs

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Revel in withholding some information from the audience to make for even bigger payoffs.

— William Earl, Variety, 27 July 2026
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

Definition of payoffs

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Other businesses in economic sectors such as health, infrastructure and automobiles were forced to pay bribes and fees to companies linked to Khamenei and his family to continue to operate.

— Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Federal prosecutors have long claimed that Thao accepted bribes from Andy Duong and his father, David, including political favors and $95,000 toward a $300,000 no-show job for Jones.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 27 July 2026

Definition of bribes

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However, domestic flights remain limited, expensive and unpredictable, while ferry services are irregular and the maritime sector struggles with aging fleets and weak incentives to improve.

— Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
As far as the actual economic incentives, the cost of living is much lower over there.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 31 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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