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Recent Examples of slush fund
Do billions in grants to elite universities fund life-saving technologies of the future or just constitute a slush fund for woke indoctrination?
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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
Those funds went to the chancellor’s office, part of a slush fund that paid for lavish dinners at the chancellor’s La Jolla mansion, unnecessary travel and other wastes.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 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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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
Those funds went to the chancellor’s office, part of a slush fund that paid for lavish dinners at the chancellor’s La Jolla mansion, unnecessary travel and other wastes.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 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
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What experts definitely agree on is that vagus nerve stimulation has real medical power, and scientists are just beginning to explore its full potential.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Popular Science,
25 Sep. 2025
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Today’s young people face a landscape of social fragmentation, relentless digital stimulation, and uncertain futures.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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The actor discussed his character's motivations in a 2024 interview with TV Insider.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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Some of you may have felt a deep motivation to change your identity, embrace new horizons or shake up your life’s destiny.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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The report also complicates the Federal Reserve’s recent pivot toward rate cuts, as stronger GDP may reduce the urgency for additional stimulus.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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There’s so much stimuli that I get really pumped doing it.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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There’s much less incentive to sell an academy player, or anyone really, if profitability matters less.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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But some warn that once the incentives are gone, EV sales will all but halt.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Real intimacy requires surrender, not seduction through strategy.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
21 Sep. 2025
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The joint is a masterclass in moody opulence with equal parts speakeasy, sanctuary and cinematic seduction.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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Here, gravitational tides between the galaxies pull gas out of each other, forming the bridge and associated spurs.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Eager to get a return on investment on their leases—as well as spur collaboration—companies have turned to creative office perks to lure workers back into the workplace.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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In both cases, the suspect allegedly jammed a knife into the victim's throat from behind with no warning or provocation.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Russia’s unsubstantiated claims that NATO is plotting armed provocations against Transnistria could be a pretext for Moscow’s meddling in Moldova, raising concerns about further military aggression in the region.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 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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His death has ignited conservative anger about political violence coming from the left, and a broader conversation about the health of American civil society, including the line at which free speech crosses into incitement to violence.—
Shane Croucher
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Slush fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slush%20fund. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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