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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baksheeshs
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While states are generally inclined to fund more clinical and translational research, which would have more immediate payoffs for taxpayers, the plan also specifically calls for funding basic research that seeds clinical discoveries.—
Anil Oza,
STAT,
20 Feb. 2026 -
That means potential payoffs but also extreme danger.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors have accused Thao and her romantic partner Andre Jones of accepting political bribes from father-and-son businessmen David and Andy Duong, who hold Oakland’s recycling contract and had sought to win taxpayer dollars for a local housing venture.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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After an investigation that lasted months, fuelled by eight whistle-blowers on his own staff, the legislators concluded that Paxton had taken bribes from a real-estate developer, improperly fired aides who reported his conduct, and obstructed justice.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Another reason is that in many European leagues, a large share of broadcasting revenue comes from viewers’ pay-TV subscriptions, negating some of the incentives behind sweeping ad rollouts.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Plano city leaders later agreed to give AT&T $20 million in incentives and a lengthy property tax rebate for the firm to build its new global headquarters.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Having relied only on non-visual stimuli, their mental models of the world are likely to be considerably different from those of sighted people.—
Sachin Rawat,
Big Think,
2 Mar. 2026
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Similar to the ornate bank hall, the smaller side room influenced the work, with its curved white walls and absence of visual design stimuli.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
1 Mar. 2026
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His mining deals in Congo, NGOs alleged, relied on schemes like kickbacks and backhanders.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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