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Recent Examples of slush fund
The Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), originally established to revitalize our city, has long outlived its purpose, devolving instead into a slush fund that favors private interests over the needs of taxpayers.
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Audrey Fesik, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, politicians can take advantage of the resulting slush funds for projects that have nothing to do with fighting blight.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Republican opposition to the Toxic Exposure Fund largely centers around their claims that the pot of money, created after passage of the 2022 PACT Act, is a slush fund for the VA with little oversight.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
This $20 billion was moved out of the Treasury into a slush fund where there was no oversight of the spending.
—John Griggs, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
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Audrey Fesik, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, politicians can take advantage of the resulting slush funds for projects that have nothing to do with fighting blight.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Republican opposition to the Toxic Exposure Fund largely centers around their claims that the pot of money, created after passage of the 2022 PACT Act, is a slush fund for the VA with little oversight.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
This $20 billion was moved out of the Treasury into a slush fund where there was no oversight of the spending.
—John Griggs, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slush fund
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The next step is to win it, and that’s our motivation for next season.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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The suspect’s motivation for the shootings remains unclear.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2025
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This psychological process, as first described by Ivan Pavlov, explains how our brains learn to associate unrelated stimuli with specific emotional outcomes.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Triggered by sensory stimuli such as music, scents and foods, nostalgia has the power to mentally transport us back in time.—
Chelsea Reid,
The Conversation,
17 June 2025
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This prompted the lawmaker to question why someone would want to run away from these incentives and avoid detection.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
25 June 2025
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While American pharmaceutical development exhibits signs of institutional sclerosis, China’s system demonstrates the power of aligned incentives, streamlined processes, and strategic coordination between regulatory bodies, research institutions, and industry players.—
Greg Licholai MD,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Buerge explained that this sonic seduction was by design.—
Leilani Marie Labong,
Travel + Leisure,
29 June 2025
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Her makeup was peak ’70s seduction—think smokey eyeshadow swept above the crease, lashes that flirted with the camera, and lips glossed to perfection.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
23 May 2025
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White sneakers for women with heel spurs: Heel spurs are the growth of bone on the bottom of your heel.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
25 June 2025
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But the cheater came over yesterday, spur of the moment.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
19 June 2025
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Popular opposition was fueled in part by the belief that U.S. nuclear weapons were not a deterrent against Soviet aggression, as NATO leaders argued, but a vehicle for reckless provocation and warmongering.—
FLORENCE GAUB,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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And its cultural exports, whether BBC dramas or Banksy provocations, shape minds far beyond our borders.—
Solitaire Townsend,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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The Monist Trap: A temptation for leaders is to go a for a simple message, that is easy to remember but plays on a limited set of values.—
HEC Paris Insights,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Eurydice, like these other works, seems to be imploring us to live, to love, to remember—but so acute is the pain of loss that the temptation to forget is strong, and so artists keep revisiting it, keep testing the waters.—
Pamela Newton
June 24,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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“Slush fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slush%20fund. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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