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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubstake
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The goal is to brighten—not shrink or damage—your fabrics, so pay special attention to heat sensitivity and fiber type.
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In California, drivers pay some of the highest prices in the country.
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Surcharges that California homeowners have been hit with statewide by insurers defraying the costs of Los Angeles County’s wildfires were ruled legal in a decision released late Tuesday.
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Not just for the thousands in prize money, not just for the potential sponsorships which will help defray the significant cost of competing, and not even for the opportunities to spin victory into a spice rub empire.
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That offensive strategy seemed to pay off—in North America at least—when Nike’s quarterly earnings exceeded Wall Street’s expectations.
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There was no storm on January 20th that might have sunk it; the engine was new, bought on credit, and recently paid off.
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If the value of the stock declines, additional collateral may be required or positions may need to be liquidated under unfavorable conditions.
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Under Chapter 11, Camp Mystic could attempt to reorganize and continue operating - or liquidate entirely.
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Luma has been making inroads into Hollywood selling its software but has separately funded a production service company to teach filmmakers to make hybrid AI films using its tools.
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More Freedom 250 controversy Freedom 250 has been the focus of other controversy over funding transparency and religious representations.
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Fleming staked much of his campaign on opposition to carbon capture and sequestration, the process for injecting carbon dioxide waste underground to reduce industrial pollution.
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Rohrman Auto Group has also quietly staked its turf on the potentially bigger virtual showroom of Amazon Autos.
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Rioters have typically been ordered to pay $500 if found guilty of a misdemeanor or $2,000 if convicted of a felony to the Architect of the Capitol to recompense for the damage.
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Our society doesn’t send teenagers to fight each other to the death and watch it on live TV as a form of entertainment and recompense for a long-ago rebellion.
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The boom has been underwritten by the NFL largely through RCX Sports and Reese’s efforts alongside stakeholders such as USA Football, college administrators and the National Federation of State High School Associations.
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Capital underwritten as national strategy does not flee at the first bad quarter the way speculative money does.
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“Grubstake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubstake. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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