slush fund

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Recent Examples of slush fund Crucially, the administration is also trying to avoid a fight over the payout plan, which has been deemed a political slush fund by critics, while the Senate considers Blanche’s nomination for attorney general. Sarah Fitzpatrick, The Atlantic, 11 June 2026 This week, Senate Democrats will push legislation to ban this slush fund and ensure no president can ever do this again. Garrett Downs, CNBC, 1 June 2026 The order temporarily halts funding or organizing the fund while a judge considers arguments against the program that critics called a slush fund to reward the president's supporters. Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 May 2026 As shocking as this slush fund is, it should best be understood as one more test for what the administration can get away with. New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for slush fund
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Noun
  • Apollo Neuro uses vibrotactile stimulation on the wrist or ankle.
    Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
  • According to Playlist, parent company of the gym and spa membership app ClassPass, the number of venues on ClassPass with electrical muscle stimulation workouts rose more than 16% from 2023 to 2025.
    Diana Anos, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Teams Like Norway Are Trying Re-Create Home Conditions Of course, good nutrition isn’t the only motivation behind what Norway and other teams may be doing.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • For years, Governor Ron DeSantis has fought the College Board, the group that administers the AP test, over how its standardized tests portray many things, including race and gender but also the motivations of the Founding Fathers.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • But if productivity growth is low, then stimulus just turns into inflation—too many dollars chasing too few goods.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • By integrating smart shades into the components of major smart home ecosystems (those supporting Matter, Thread, Zigbee, or Z-Wave specifically), these systems can react to real-time stimuli.
    K.H. Koehler, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Nearly a year after the expiration of a $7,500 federal tax incentive for new electric vehicles, California is stepping in to try to motivate buyers to go electric.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • The attack shocked Monaco, a coastal playground for the rich and famous known for its tax-friendly incentives, royal family and Formula 1 Grand Prix.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Hurlbut agreed that the seduction of AI is its ease and accessibility.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The rhythm of the writing shows the staccato nature of those relationships, with their stops and starts, and how sometimes signs of seduction cannot be misinterpreted or not picked up at all.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • One exhibit brings together the then-future president’s buckskin jacket and pants, his rifle, Tiffany knife, his spurs, and his branding irons.
    Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
  • The couple, who were introduced on a blind date, were together for two years before making a spur of the moment decision to walk down the aisle in 1954.
    Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Thomson’s book, coming late in his career, is more successful as a provocation than as a persuasive indictment of cinema.
    Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • Nevertheless, the movie’s influence and filmmaking acumen are undeniable, and any serious horror enthusiast needs to grapple with its provocations.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Much of that violence can be blamed on anti-Jewish incitement that draws on the deepest foundations of anti-Jewish myth.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
  • The Nationalist government thought television an incitement to sedition.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026

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“Slush fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slush%20fund. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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