slush fund

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Recent Examples of slush fund Anaheim can easily find a lower-cost method of handling convention-center bookings—and there are plenty of ways to upgrade roads without creating what amounts to a giant slush fund. The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 22 May 2025 Do billions in grants to elite universities fund life-saving technologies of the future or just constitute a slush fund for woke indoctrination? Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 16 May 2025 Source: University reports The endowment is not a piggy bank University endowments, though occasionally staggering in size, are not slush funds. Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025 The key is to avoid letting your money sit idle and turn into a nameless slush fund. Shane Enete, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for slush fund
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slush fund
Noun
  • If medications aren't effective, other options may include Botox injections into the bladder wall or nerve stimulation therapy.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 Oct. 2025
  • While outdoor time can offer stimulation and exercise, unsupervised access poses serious risks that significantly reduce their life span.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The motivation appears to be part national defense (deterring China) and part branding exercise.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The players’ motivation in this match is different.
    Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That means more interest rate cuts to prop up hiring – financial stimulus that may further spur inflation.
    Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Create the space between stimulus and response, move with intention, and know yourself.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Feeling some heat from next door, New York sweetened its incentive package in its latest budget earlier this year.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
  • This geopolitical calculus is complicated by immediate economic incentives.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Your Venus sign and house placement can reveal where the sweetness and seduction come alive, so check where the love planet resides in your chart for more.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Taking inspiration from the Greek enchantress Circe, the fragrance embodies her mythical characteristics of seduction and power, alongside rebellion and creation.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Follow a short spur path for views of the sandstone arch.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Some say his spurs are still jingling down the hallway, chasing after her.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Cybersecurity experts now run complex simulations where AI is assigned the role of a toxic attacker, allowing organizations to test how their own AI systems react to provocation.
    Big Think, Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Masters of provocation, the Nazi paramilitaries often marched through left-wing neighborhoods, hoping for violent altercations.
    Time, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Vijandre’s legal team meticulously analyzed his social media presence and believe the government has failed to come close to satisfying imminent incitement, said Lee.
    Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University two weeks ago has shaken the nation and reignited debate over the line between free speech and incitement.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025

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