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Recent Examples of slush fund
Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled Japan almost continuously for the last 30 years, became mired in crisis – facing fallouts over a slush fund scandal, an inflation surge and a rightward political shift across the country.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
House votes to end government shutdown: A last-minute 'slush fund' snag and 4 other key shutdown-ending moments
When will flights return to normal?
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
Nixon was generally bad on television, except for a live speech in 1952, given from a studio designed to look like an ordinary living room, that addressed allegations about a campaign slush fund.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2025
Crucially, the slush fund scandal led the LDP to dismantle its factional system, long considered the root of undue influence of money on politics but which for decades had structured intraparty competition over funds and appointments.
—Mireya Solís, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
House votes to end government shutdown: A last-minute 'slush fund' snag and 4 other key shutdown-ending moments
When will flights return to normal?
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
Nixon was generally bad on television, except for a live speech in 1952, given from a studio designed to look like an ordinary living room, that addressed allegations about a campaign slush fund.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2025
Crucially, the slush fund scandal led the LDP to dismantle its factional system, long considered the root of undue influence of money on politics but which for decades had structured intraparty competition over funds and appointments.
—Mireya Solís, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slush fund
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That said, occasional gentle stimulation—like a scalp massage—is generally harmless, according to Bauman.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
14 Apr. 2026
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But sonogenetics offers the possibility of noninvasive stimulation.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Mount Carmel pitcher Jake Matise received a piece of information Friday morning that provided him with some extra focus and motivation to take into his start later in the afternoon.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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It certainly is affected by profit motivation.—
Stepheny Price , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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This time, economists say the job market and consumer spending are weaker, and there are no large government stimulus checks being issued to spur demand.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Apr. 2026
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Being in an unfamiliar place, getting poor sleep, and constant stimuli from lights and noise all contribute to delirium.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
11 Apr. 2026
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For years, states have used incentives and tax breaks to compete for data centers, sought for their massive investment in construction and equipment.—
Kevin Hardy,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Apr. 2026
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The goal was to stimulate economic development and job creation in distressed areas around the country by providing tax incentives to investors who would back the projects.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Judge Jeffrey Clymer sentenced McCoy to 5 years on the child seduction charge, but suspended 3 1/2 years to be served on probation.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Trust your powers of seduction.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
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The stream shows a gap and spur pattern, as if something invisible passed through it and disrupted its structure.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Apr. 2026
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Columbine is an early-season bloomer with nectar-rich spurs, giving your garden a head start in spring.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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But the impulse to bust up, break away and move on is as old as America itself and, at the same time, as fresh as the latest provocation to pass the lips of the nation’s frothing commander-in-chief.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Both Hungarian and American news organizations reported that a Russian intelligence team had set up in Budapest to amplify Orbán’s social-media campaign, and perhaps to stage provocations.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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This is the most gaping vacancy of all—Trump gestures toward two American incitements, one historic, one extremely recent.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 Apr. 2026
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Courts have found that true threats and the incitement of lawlessness are outside the reach of First Amendment protection.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Slush fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slush%20fund. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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