Recent Examples on the WebReddit isn’t alone in trying to make a buck off licensing data, including that generated by users, for AI.—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2024 Following an assortment of characters wandering through town to make a buck, Deadwood made stars out of Timothy Olyphant (as Sheriff Seth Bullock) and Ian McShane (as dastardly Al Swearengen).—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 7 Nov. 2023 In the dark of morning on Feb. 12, two people in Alabama – dressed in head-to-toe black clothing and looking to make a buck – stole an ATM machine.—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024 Policies continue to drain wealth and make a buck any way it can be made to benefit the system white people gain.—Tiffany Eve Lawrence, Parents, 4 Feb. 2024 American businesses poured billions into China to make a buck.—Marco Rubio, National Review, 7 Dec. 2023 These odds and ends all come from sellers looking to break through and make a buck on Black Friday.—Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2023 Love Has Won might have even adopted Q-Anon and other conspiracies in vogue to cynically drive livestream traffic, recruit members, and make a buck off donations.—God Was A Livestreamer, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2023 But instead of being just a quick way to make a buck, Friday the 13th became one of the longest-running horror franchises ever.—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
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