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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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Last week, a Chinese court sentenced a municipal official in Nanjing to death for accepting bribes worth a staggering $325 million, one of the biggest hauls ever.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
Then, in 2016, Correia used his position as mayor to solicit bribes from and extort prospective marijuana businesses seeking to operate in the city.

— Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 6 July 2026

Definition of bribes

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The people who did it anyway The objection says courage doesn't survive the incentives.

— Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
The findings could help shape federal policies, incentives, lending programs, workforce initiatives and investments intended to expand US transformer production.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 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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