slush funds

plural of slush fund

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Noun
  • Using a mouse model lacking the Cntnap2 gene, scientists recorded heightened activity in the RTN when animals faced stimuli such as light flashes or air puffs.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Six years later, scientists at Yale showed that at the precise moment of conscious awareness of stimuli, a wave of electrical activity flows from the visual cortex located at the rear of the brain to the frontal lobes.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • These centers offer further incentives to tech companies looking for enterprise customers.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Further billions are earmarked for technology upgrades, partnerships with state and local law enforcement, and retention incentives for ICE personnel.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As Arrivia notes, loyalty programs that tailor offers to practical and emotional motivations will capture share not just in the short term, but across the customer lifecycle.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Prieguez told the Herald that now his motivations have changed.
    Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The original system, completed in 1992, took 35 years to build but since then more segments and spurs have been added onto the network.
    Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Worrying less about Taiwan, Beijing increasingly viewed North Korea’s nuclear provocations as a threat to China’s security interests rather than as an insurance policy against Taiwan’s independence.
    SHUXIAN LUO, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Pyongyang cites those moves as provocations to justify advancing its missile and nuclear programs.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Slush funds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slush%20funds. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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