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Recent Examples of slush fund
This $20 billion was moved out of the Treasury into a slush fund where there was no oversight of the spending.
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John Griggs, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
The result is the giant slush fund with no way to determine when the financial responsibilities for the capital portions of each program have been met and therefore when more money might be available for bridge maintenance.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
The payments were made through sham loan agreements and a slush fund created by overcharging for the machines, federal prosecutors allege.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Is there some kind of slush fund the company has where all the missing refund money goes?
—Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024
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John Griggs, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
The result is the giant slush fund with no way to determine when the financial responsibilities for the capital portions of each program have been met and therefore when more money might be available for bridge maintenance.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
The payments were made through sham loan agreements and a slush fund created by overcharging for the machines, federal prosecutors allege.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Is there some kind of slush fund the company has where all the missing refund money goes?
—Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slush fund
Noun
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However, right now, renters aren’t experiencing that kind of motivation.—
Daryl Fairweather,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Doncic will have plenty of motivation heading into this matchup.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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This tool could change how NC police test for DWIs April 4, 2025 3:38 PM Read Next North Carolina Could NC residents get a $5,000 DOGE stimulus check in 2025?—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
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Most taxpayers eligible for economic impact payments, known as stimulus checks, have already received them.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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As such, there is little incentive for non-citizens to try to vote, Levitt said.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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Trump says tariffs will force other countries to lower their own rates on U.S. goods and services, creating a more balanced economic playing field for U.S. exports and a strong incentive for companies to manufacture goods such as cars inside the U.S. to avoid paying the tax.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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The filmmakers’ gaze sometimes stops to watch a specific event, like a dance or a discreet seduction.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
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Pérez’s Mimì doesn’t seem to worry about seduction either way; in this production, Rodolfo is the calm from the storm of her life.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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Men dressed as 1880s gunfighters are forever clomping up and down wooden sidewalks with jingling spurs and holstered revolvers on their belts.—
Richard Grant,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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That would be the Park East Freeway, an underused spur that was removed in the 2000s and replaced by a boulevard and the Deer District, an entertainment area for sports and concerts.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2025
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Without the requisite thought and care, though, those themes land as empty provocation, or — as is the case here — a cheap narrative shortcut.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
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Christians face constant provocation, and there is a widespread sense of insecurity.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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Making savings automatic helps remove the temptation to dip into those funds.—
Letitia Berbaum,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Consider an old-fashioned alarm clock instead of setting an alarm on your phone to reduce the temptation to go online.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Slush fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slush%20fund. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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