as in bribe
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Recent Examples of douceur
Bordeaux’s sleepy country cousin is known for what the Bordelaise call the douceur de vivre — the gentle way of life.
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David Lansing, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2019
David Lansing, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for douceur
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Linda Sun, a former aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY), was charged earlier this week with accepting bribes from companies selling personal protective equipment during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
29 June 2025
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Netanyahu faces charges of fraud, breach of trust, and accepting bribes in three separate cases.—
Mandy Taheri
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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Yet there are also signals that any accommodation with the opposition will be at best halfhearted and at worst a tactical sop to be cast aside at the first opportunity.—
Ivan Briscoe,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2019
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The reinstatement was an obvious sop to the gambling industry, an MLB partner, and possibly also to President Donald Trump, who lobbied for Rose’s future election into the Hall of Fame.—
Cory Franklin,
Twin Cities,
1 June 2025
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“Douceur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/douceur. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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