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Recent Examples of slush fund
Anaheim can easily find a lower-cost method of handling convention-center bookings—and there are plenty of ways to upgrade roads without creating what amounts to a giant slush fund.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
Do billions in grants to elite universities fund life-saving technologies of the future or just constitute a slush fund for woke indoctrination?
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 16 May 2025
Source: University reports The endowment is not a piggy bank
University endowments, though occasionally staggering in size, are not slush funds.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
The key is to avoid letting your money sit idle and turn into a nameless slush fund.
—Shane Enete, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
Do billions in grants to elite universities fund life-saving technologies of the future or just constitute a slush fund for woke indoctrination?
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 16 May 2025
Source: University reports The endowment is not a piggy bank
University endowments, though occasionally staggering in size, are not slush funds.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
The key is to avoid letting your money sit idle and turn into a nameless slush fund.
—Shane Enete, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slush fund
Noun
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Now, people are looking for intellectual stimulation and emotional support and adventure.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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Researchers believe the device could be adapted for electrical stimulation and other therapies, potentially benefiting patients with epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological disorders.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Protest-goers told the Idaho Statesman about a variety of motivations for showing up, mostly covering civil liberties — rights for immigrants, women and transgender people — and Trump’s authoritarian actions.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps more important will be the exploration of the location's past and Robert House's initial motivations.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Chinese shares had recently rallied to a multi-year high on expectations of government stimulus and a recent inflow of foreign capital into Chinese equities.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Soon after her election, the yen hit a new low amid expectations of major fiscal stimulus.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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But the agency said there are also signs that development is spreading into other markets, like Las Vegas, that offer affordable land, cheap electricity from renewable power plants and industry tax incentives.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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Jennings was awarded up to $3 million in playing incentives, but injuries have led to him not having a good start to the year.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Basically, to find this seduction.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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If last season at Tom Ford was about seduction, spring-summer 2026 is about desire.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Follow a short spur path for views of the sandstone arch.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Some say his spurs are still jingling down the hallway, chasing after her.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Putin has warned that supplying these missiles to Ukraine would be a provocation.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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DishBrain was a scientific provocation.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University two weeks ago has shaken the nation and reignited debate over the line between free speech and incitement.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
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This new test specified that two separate conditions must be satisfied before speech can be punished as incitement.—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
24 Sep. 2025
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