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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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In the next bracket up, 24%, most couples are also paying a 3.8% investment tax, for a combined federal rate of 27.8%.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Pope Francis' tomb opens to visitors at Rome's St. Mary Major Basilica The tomb of Pope Francis was opened to visitors at St. Mary Major Basilica, where Catholic faithful lined up to pay their respects a day after world leaders and hundreds of thousands attended the late pontiff's funeral.—
Danielle Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Savvy travelers already know that rewards can defray the cost of a trip (by using points and miles or redeeming cash back).—
Chris Dong,
AFAR Media,
23 Apr. 2025
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The $25 million greens fee the sponsors fork over effectively defrays CBS’ production costs, while providing access to sports TV’s most clutter-free ad environment.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Importantly, this administrative garnishment can continue until the defaulted loan is paid off or removed from default.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Filing for bankruptcy can help an individual liquidate their assets to pay off their debt or create a repayment plan.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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As this generation retires, they are poised to liquidate assets, selling homes to downsize or transferring wealth to their tech-savvy children.—
Joseph Edgar,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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However, the recent sell-off in gold suggests that investors may be liquidating positions to cover losses in other markets, reflecting concerns over the widespread impact of a trade war.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Oz is taking the helm of the agency that oversees Medicaid and Medicare at a time when funding for the programs is at risk of facing cuts.—
The Hill Staff,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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Efforts to fund the arts expanded with the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, as the country was reeling from the Great Depression.—
Johanna K. Taylor,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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Validators, who operate the network, share some of these rewards with users who stake, or lock up, their tokens with them.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this month, Illinois dropped its suit against Coinbase, making Wisconsin one of the last four states banning crypto staking as a result of the ongoing litigation against the company.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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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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Tens of millions of Americans have benefitted from the group's binding recommendations to health plans, which must underwrite a broad range of treatments from cancer screenings to cholesterol-lowering medications and drugs to prevent the spread of HIV.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Berlin can take the lead in underwriting Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and in urging the European Union to accept Ukraine as a member.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Grubstake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubstake. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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