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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubstaking
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For example, your goal may be paying off $20,000 in student loans over the next three years, or perhaps automatically saving $100 every week for a whole year.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
7 Nov. 2025 -
The experiments were paying off.—
Katie Thornton,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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In doing so, drivers can ensure their insurer has accurate information, thereby keeping them protected without paying more than necessary.—
Ethan M. Stone,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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No one likes paying for insurance — and mounting premiums in 2025 didn't help matters.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
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Immediately after the Honda shifts from reverse into drive and begins to move ahead, that agent at the front of the vehicle, standing near the driver’s side headlight, pulls out a gun and aims at the driver.—
Devon Lum,
Twin Cities,
8 Jan. 2026
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Team revisited this long-standing problem The research team revisited this long-standing problem using a combination of careful laboratory experiments and advanced quantum chemical calculations.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Even after paying up the extra fees, the former retailer says performance did not materially improve.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Netflix keeps paying up for sports rights (NFL Christmas Day, MLB Home Run Derby, boxing, WWE, Women’s World Cup).—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
29 Dec. 2025
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The resolution of casino debts is often its own drama, whether in liquidating assets or arriving at complex arrangements for payment.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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That might mean liquidating nearly all assets or eating seeds needed for future planting.—
Nurith Aizenman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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The biggest obstacle to moving the initiative forward is funding.—
Kristin Larson,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Marking recommended several cuts related to school programming by the 2026-27 school year, such as eliminating the parent participation preschool, funding for sixth grade camping field trips and paying for testing related to GATE, SAT, International Baccalaureate and AP testing.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Benzinga Major indexes regained footing by Friday, after stumbling early in the week on tech sector volatility and growth fears.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
20 Dec. 2025
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Dozens of Northern Colorado veterans are regaining their footing thanks to generous donors on Colorado Gives Day.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Grubstaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubstaking. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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