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Recent Examples of slush fund
But voters in the world’s fourth-largest economy have been rankled by rising prices and the fallout from a party slush fund scandal that helped sink previous premier Fumio Kishida.
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Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024
When a slush fund scandal came to light in 2023, four cabinet ministers, as well as other senior party officials, were replaced by former PM Kishida.
—Lim Hui Jie,matt Clinch, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
Recommended Dignity Once ‘extinct’ in Canada, the Sinixt people are reclaiming their ancestral home
Campaigning amid scandal
Since last November, a few party factions have been accused of failing to report revenue from fundraising parties and amassing millions of dollars in slush funds.
—Takehiko Kambayashi, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024
The men allegedly overpaid contracts using a slush fund to conceal the bribes.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2024
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Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024
When a slush fund scandal came to light in 2023, four cabinet ministers, as well as other senior party officials, were replaced by former PM Kishida.
—Lim Hui Jie,matt Clinch, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
Recommended Dignity Once ‘extinct’ in Canada, the Sinixt people are reclaiming their ancestral home
Campaigning amid scandal
Since last November, a few party factions have been accused of failing to report revenue from fundraising parties and amassing millions of dollars in slush funds.
—Takehiko Kambayashi, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024
The men allegedly overpaid contracts using a slush fund to conceal the bribes.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slush fund
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In thriving learning cultures—those rich in motivation, curiosity, and collaboration—AI has the potential to enhance learning.Martin Gutmann, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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In this exclusive trailer drop, Kinzinger can be seen outlining his motivations.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
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Most taxpayers eligible for stimulus checks have received those payments or the Recovery Rebate Credit.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Internal Revenue Service is sending up to $1,400 to around 1 million tax filers who qualified for Covid-19 stimulus checks in 2021, but didn’t claim them.Mike Winters, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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Tax incentives are provided by certain state administrations to advance research and development in the sphere.Prasanna Kumar, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Hudson's site was one of four downtown Detroit Bedrock developments approved for a $618 million Transformational Brownfield incentive.JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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The seduction is strong with this one, so control your lightsaber.Troy Smith, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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Nothing about the home onstage seduces us, but that seduction, that feeling of niceness that’s so apt to overwhelm our ethical angels, is partly the point.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
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Once a predominantly Black neighborhood, the area was displaced decades ago to make way for Tropicana Field and a nearby highway spur.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Massive trucks carrying thousands of gallons of milk bore down the narrow road, and three men dressed in full regalia used their spurs to whirl sweating horses past us at a full gallop.Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
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He is accused of using the knives to then stab his victims at random and without provocation, before fleeing the scene, police said.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recommended Joy Five years after fire, a shining Notre Dame is ready to reopen its doors Mr. Han, the acting leader, ordered the military to bolster its security posture to prevent North Korea from launching provocations by miscalculation.Hyung-jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2024
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This approach not only reduces the temptation to use those funds for discretionary expenses but also makes saving a seamless and habitual process.True Tamplin, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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But Syria’s future will hinge on its ability to refuse the temptation of collective punishment for ordinary Alawites—and its willingness to instead guarantee their safety.Loubna Mrie, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Slush fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slush%20fund. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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