as in incentive
something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision
that judge refused a huge bribe to dismiss the charges against the wealthy defendant
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as in to lure
to influence someone with a bribe
meat inspectors were bribed, and the contaminated beef was sold to the public
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Recent Examples of bribe
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2025
The case against the adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, and her son, Glenn Martin II, was brought by Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, who accused the two of intervening with city regulators on behalf of two businessmen in exchange for $100,000 in bribes.
—Jan Ransom, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
This is due to the ineffectiveness of best management practices farmers have been bribed with billions of dollars to implement.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Nathan Gill, 51, a British politician who led the Reform U.K. party in Wales, was charged with accepting bribes from a former Ukrainian politician to make favorable statements about Russia during his time in the European Union legislature between 2018 and 2020.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2025
The case against the adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, and her son, Glenn Martin II, was brought by Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, who accused the two of intervening with city regulators on behalf of two businessmen in exchange for $100,000 in bribes.
—Jan Ransom, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
Ponzo is accused of teaming up with his brother and co-conspirator Christopher Ponzo to bribe an unnamed associate at a lead vendor for the Mass Save program controlling millions of dollars in contracts.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
This is due to the ineffectiveness of best management practices farmers have been bribed with billions of dollars to implement.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bribe
Noun
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New state and federal incentives will pay the bulk of the cost for the upgrade, making this an even more cost-effective choice.—
Ben Roush,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2025
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Within days of taking office, Trump signed an executive order pausing the disbursement of funds from the Inflation Reduction Act, despite the fact that red states have largely benefited from the legislation’s clean energy incentives.—
Bella Kubach,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Before the start of Season 5, there was a flurry of transfers as the two newest teams — Brazil and Italy — lured some top talent away from the highest-performing teams of recent years.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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For the new season, Hacks has lured Hacks Julianne Nicholson, Michaela Watkins, Bresha Webb, Robby Hoffman, and Eric Balfour for guest starring roles.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Too often, an individual who creates a fix, simplifies a process, or identifies a time-saving workaround may not always share that information with others.—
Joseph Liu,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Senate on Friday passed a bipartisan fix to prevent an immediate $1.1 billion cut to the Washington, D.C.’s budget, sending the measure to the House to prevent an imminent slashing of programs.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In essence, people who lease a car today are helping to buy Tesla a fleet for tomorrow.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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In January 2022, CJ turned heads by buying an 80% majority stake in Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content), before selling 25% of its ownership stake to Japanese studio Toho in December 2023.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Columbia University Grad Detained by ICE That is more than the popular petition for regular stimulus checks during the COVID pandemice, which had a little more than 3,050,000 signatures at time of publication.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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And, congressional Republicans have in the past expressed their dislike of providing tax cuts such stimulus checks and expanded Child Tax Credit payments to low-income and middle-income households in the past.—
Christian Weller,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Raúl Castillo plays against type and makes for a menacing, unstoppable presence in a genre homage that’s yell-at-the-scream enjoyable and seduces with its terrific cinematography from Daniel Katz.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Carpenter wrapped her performance with a camera trick implying her attempt to seduce a member of the King’s Guard.—
Ashley Iasimone,
Billboard,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Their personal stories also flip their motivations.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
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Hinsdale South wrestler Callie Carr had a simple motivation that helped drive her perfect 39-0 record, which was capped off with a state championship.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The goal for Boca Raton officials is to entice not just various wealthy industries but to bring in new residents and tourists, too.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2025
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How fast that figure ascends is somewhat dependent on mortgage rates — lower rates would entice more existing owners to sell.—
Nerdwallet,
Orange County Register,
10 Mar. 2025
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