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Recent Examples of lucre Morton earned his lucre as an enforcer in the drug trade, committing a murder here and there. Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2023 But the increasingly big business of college sports is driven, more than ever, by football’s television lucre. Billy Witz, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2023 And now, thanks to the Biden administration’s move, the United States has taken a clear step back—and opened the door once more for foreign regimes flooding these think tanks with their lucre. Casey Michel, The New Republic, 12 May 2023 Still, these players could be earning much more, if only the schools themselves, who are showering in lucre provided by media-rights contracts, gate receipts, and other sources, were allowed to share revenue with them. Time, 6 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for lucre
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Noun
  • Combs himself might have alluded to a propensity to stash money away in the 1997 hit that helped launch his rapping career after years as a producer and impresario.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • Although Saudi Arabia is the world’s biggest oil exporter, the kingdom and neighboring countries are using money from energy sales to diversify their economies.
    Juliana Liu, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • This leaves the share trading at an eye-watering 110 times consensus profit estimates for next year and 167 times for 2025 earnings.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 13 May 2025
  • As a result, any new litigation over Trump's potential foreign profits during his second term would start from scratch, with no Supreme Court precedent to guide future cases.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • The cash is transferred in minutes, though this depends on your bank.
    Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 10 May 2025
  • The farm is 37 minutes west of Kansas City and is cash only.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • That’s how many people lost money on Trump’s meme coin, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis.
    Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • And his whole presidency began with launching tools for bribery, meme coins to fleece working people and move around money in the dark, extortion settlements from media companies and law firms who gladly pay them.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Cryptocurrency Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a bill, dubbed the GENIUS Act, that would have introduced some regulations on stablecoins, or digital currencies that are pegged to the value of a specific asset.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 May 2025
  • Stablecoins are privately issued digital currencies.
    Rob Wile, NBC news, 8 May 2025

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“Lucre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lucre. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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