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Recent Examples of baksheesh
In Syria, this would have taken days if not weeks, and would have required considerable baksheesh (bribes), which necessarily accompanies every government task big and small.
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Firmin Debrabander, The New Republic, 7 Nov. 2022
In Cairo baksheesh is the simplest way to cut through the airport’s tangle of red tape.
—The Economist, 29 June 2019
Mr. Trump was a chieftain demonstrating his potency with a flourish of baksheesh.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2016
Firmin Debrabander, The New Republic, 7 Nov. 2022
In Cairo baksheesh is the simplest way to cut through the airport’s tangle of red tape.
—The Economist, 29 June 2019
Mr. Trump was a chieftain demonstrating his potency with a flourish of baksheesh.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baksheesh
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The 62-year-old billionaire was accused of paying over $250 million in bribes to Indian government officials to secure solar energy contracts that could generate more than $2 billion in profits.Anniek Bao, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, a court in China sentenced Sun to death in 2022 for taking bribes, with the chance that the sentence be reduced to life in prison without parole.Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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Many of his videos involve asking participants to engage in some kind of challenge or competition to win a cash payoff.Miranda Rake, Parents, 27 Nov. 2024
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Three years later, overturning the ban against college athletes making money from their name, image and likeness (also known as NIL) is having major payoffs.Tanya Chen, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
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But these are just MacGuffins: sops to the Beltway superfans.Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
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Some Republicans are portraying the continuation of subsidies as a sop to health insurers.Peter Sullivan, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
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Unlike rebates and tax credits for electric cars, applicants don’t have to first buy the e-bike to get the incentive.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Moreover, there are some financial incentives to perform well in the Champions League, which Real currently isn’t.Henry Flynn, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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In all, the two collected about $26,700 in kickbacks from 2022 to earlier this year, the indictment alleged.Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors had alleged that Daggett had ties to the Genovese crime family as far back as 2000, and the union has long been accused of handing no-show jobs to mobsters' relatives and providing kickbacks.Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Baksheesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baksheesh. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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