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Recent Examples of slush fund
Those funds went to the chancellor’s office, part of a slush fund that paid for lavish dinners at the chancellor’s La Jolla mansion, unnecessary travel and other wastes.
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), originally established to revitalize our city, has long outlived its purpose, devolving instead into a slush fund that favors private interests over the needs of taxpayers.
—Audrey Fesik, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, politicians can take advantage of the resulting slush funds for projects that have nothing to do with fighting blight.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Republican opposition to the Toxic Exposure Fund largely centers around their claims that the pot of money, created after passage of the 2022 PACT Act, is a slush fund for the VA with little oversight.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), originally established to revitalize our city, has long outlived its purpose, devolving instead into a slush fund that favors private interests over the needs of taxpayers.
—Audrey Fesik, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, politicians can take advantage of the resulting slush funds for projects that have nothing to do with fighting blight.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Republican opposition to the Toxic Exposure Fund largely centers around their claims that the pot of money, created after passage of the 2022 PACT Act, is a slush fund for the VA with little oversight.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slush fund
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Being direct with people earns their respect faster than any lecture about motivation.—
Marek Niedzwiedz,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Numerous questions remain about the shooting, including Crooks’ motivation.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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Chinese markets were sharply higher in earlier trading, buoyed by signs of possible additional stimulus measures in China and Goldman Sachs Group’s upgrade of Hong Kong stocks to market-weight.—
Teresa Cerojano,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Using a tool to measure how patients perceive stimuli like temperature and touch, researchers in Germany found that women with lipedema had a lower pain threshold compared with other women.—
Francesca Gilbard,
NBC news,
10 July 2025
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Advertisement While there has never been a federal mandate to buy electric vehicles, Trump’s bill does eliminate federal tax incentives for electric-vehicle owners, which is expected to hurt Musk’s company Tesla.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
7 July 2025
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While these efforts have generally failed to boost birth rates, one notable exception is the Hubei province city of Tianmen, where incentives were followed by a notable surge in births last year.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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Like so many of the film’s details, this seemingly innocent game indicates that the young women realize there’s an element of seduction at play, with some more aware than others of the qualities (besides singing talent) that Mácha is looking for.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
7 July 2025
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The camera, a fly, roves, ending up in corners, lodging itself amid scenes of card-playing, seductions, wisecracking, and listlessness.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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Skechers Hands-free Go Walk Flex-relish Slip-ins Among the thousands of reviewers are nurses, teachers, and everyday people who struggle with foot problems from spurs to plantar fasciitis—all singing the praises of these Go Walk Flex-Relish Slip-ins.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
9 July 2025
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Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour has helped inspire an obsession with all things Wild West this year — and her stop in Las Vegas (July 25 - 26) is the perfect excuse to strap on your spurs, or at least purchase a cowboy hat.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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Her career encompasses blockbusters, rom-coms, arthouse fare, and works of provocation, with notable examples being Batman & Robin (1997), Les Misérables (1998), The House That Jack Built (2018), Red, White & Royal Blue (2023), and Oh, Canada (2024).—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
2 July 2025
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His Paris diary, by contrast, is a jumble of clichés and misfired provocations.—
Thomas Meaney,
New Yorker,
2 July 2025
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The United States economy is vastly different from ancient Rome’s, with one important exception: there remains today the same temptation to finance public promises with money created out of thin air.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Cancellara’s allusion to Van Aert showcases the temptation to include other riders.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
3 July 2025
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