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Recent Examples of grubstake
Out of cash, Steen reluctantly abandoned grubstaking to work as a carpenter in Tucson, Arizona, for a year, but the uranium called to him.
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Aaron Robinson, Car and Driver, 27 July 2017
Aaron Robinson, Car and Driver, 27 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubstake
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The auditors also claimed that there was a potential conflict of interest problem with the third-party assessment organizations that initially cleared GCC, seeing as they were paid by Microsoft.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Mar. 2026
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Five decades on, NASA is planning to return in the next few years with its Artemis missions – but few Americans are even paying attention.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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It's intended to defray some of the cost.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Whether the city might move to defray Carollo’s suddenly massive liability tab remains unclear.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Steady efforts to gain visibility could start paying off at any moment!—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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The defense claims Badio paid off a house in New York after the Haitian president’s slaying.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Hands are stabbed, feet are liquidated, fingers are severed, bodies are impaled (at one point an entire butcher block of kitchen knives has to be used to subdue Todd), an ear and a nose are bitten off, shotgun holes are blown into faces, and prison rape is treated as a parlor game.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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While the facility maintains precise ownership records, the exact gold bars or coins originally purchased may not be the ones distributed if the account is liquidated or metals are withdrawn.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Democrats balked at funding the agency, while other departments are unaffected, demanding changes to immigration enforcement by federal agents.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Further, Rouse received additional monetary support indirectly from Pace-O-Matic via the Our States Matter PAC, a federal PAC primarily funded by Pace-O-Matic and people associated with the company.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Gators staked a 18-8 lead seven minutes into the game after four steals, including three by center Rueben Chinleyu — the SEC’s Defensive Player of the Year.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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Arne Slot says Rio Ngumoha is staking a strong claim for a first Premier League start ahead of Sunday’s clash with struggling Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
13 Apr. 2025
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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.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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Andreessen Horowitz partner David Ulevitch made the case on Semafor’s Compound Interest that high-risk, high-reward venture capital investing can underwrite a new wave of defense contractors.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Canadian Media Producers Association, representing indie producers, said the Online Streaming Act brings foreign digital platforms on level terms with local broadcasters who have long helped underwrite the cost of homegrown content.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Grubstake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubstake. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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