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as in reward
something offered or given in return for a service performed a bounty was offered for information leading to the capture of the criminal

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as in yield
the total amount collected or obtained especially at one time the record-breaking bounty from this year's corn harvest

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Recent Examples of bounty This month’s list includes a debut novel about womanhood and a cookbook celebrating California’s bounty. Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025 Indeed, Google has special bug bounty programs that pay hackers to find these vulnerabilities before cybercriminals do. Davey Winder, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 The Roundtree is surrounded by excellent restaurants in Amagansett and its surrounding towns that showcase the seafood and farm fresh bounty of the region. Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 Thanks to a bounty of family-run tasting rooms within walking distance of one another, the charming town of Los Olivos is an ideal starting point. Visit California, AFAR Media, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bounty
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  • Even though not all Americans are extraverts, most of us have been conditioned to cultivate that trait, and those who do reap social and professional rewards.
    Virginia Thomas, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Plus, Pass Members enjoy exciting seasonal events, behind-the-scenes animal experiences and special monthly rewards, including festival-exclusive deals and savings on Howl-O-Scream admission.
    Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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  • The 2025 World Happiness Report ranks more than 140 countries based on a number of factors, including life expectancy, freedom from corruption, and generosity.
    Passport by ForbesLife, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Several factors, including inequality, generosity, freedom, life expectancy and perceptions of corruption, all contribute to the rankings – but one question related to happiness is weighed heavily by researchers.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
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  • Lower bond yields — which saw the 10-year Treasury last week hit 3.86%, its lowest since October — can provide relief on consumer loans.
    Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Instead of financing debt at 4.5% interest (i.e., the typical yield for a 10-year Treasury note), the government could finance a significant portion of its debt at just 1% interest.
    Sam Lyman, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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  • This can include political corruption in the form of transferring valuable public land and assets into private hands at an artificially low price, all under the guise of raising money for the government.
    Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The sale comes just weeks after Musk reportedly raised an additional roughly $1 billion in debt financing for X that valued the company at $44 billion—the same price Musk paid for it three years ago.
    Zoë Schiffer, Wired News, 28 Mar. 2025
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  • First, philanthropy remains critical, as many museums rely on the generosity of individual donors to serve visitors.
    Margi Glavovic Nothard, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Real estate offers powerful opportunities for philanthropy and social impact investing: • Affordable housing initiatives that provide stable housing for low-income families.
    DJ Van Keuren, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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  • County adds new dust control rules The county will now require contractors to have cameras with live feeds at developments over 100 acres, have equipment follow a haul path within the development and submit weekly reports of dust control measures.
    Victoria Villanueva-Marquez, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The content creator, who's known for her realistic try-on haul videos and advocacy for size inclusivity in the fashion industry, went on to reveal more about her medical procedure and debunked rumors that swirled online.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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  • As a bonus for new members, the travel bundle also comes with three months of unlimited streaming access to Pvolve’s library of over 1,500 classes.
    Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 10 Apr. 2025
  • In a regulatory filing on Thursday, Lionsgate disclosed that as of April the exec will receive an annual base salary of $1,200,000 with a target annual bonus that’s 85 percent of his base salary.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Bounty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounty. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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