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slush funds

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plural of slush fund

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Between these stimuli, strange thoughts move through my semi-conscious mind, the kind of free association that feels normal in sleep and bizarre in life.

— Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
How 40 Hz Sound Therapy Works The treatment is called GENUS, short for gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of stimuli

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What mattered was whether traffic could improve, whether franchisees could earn acceptable returns, whether management incentives were aligned, and whether capital allocation could change.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Reach of local media adds to the equation The decline of local media may also be changing the incentives around debates.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of incentives

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As franchise valuations continue to climb, leagues like the NBA and even the NFL are welcoming new types of deal structures from new types of buyers with new types of motivations.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, a square between Mars and Neptune retrograde is slowly coming together, becoming exact tomorrow, which can make our desires and motivations all the more perplexing.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of motivations

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One exhibit brings together the then-future president’s buckskin jacket and pants, his rifle, Tiffany knife, his spurs, and his branding irons.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
But aside from gifting Zane with spurs, Beth’s more or less a spectator through all of the Jackson family drama.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 19 June 2026

Definition of spurs

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Wallen specializes in whiskey-drunk seductions to skeptical girls who can’t resist his charms.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
So, who was it from our universe that would be most susceptible to that kind of messaging, or who would find the seductions of the power offered by that the most compelling?

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2026

Definition of seductions

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The Connecticut rapper’s debut swings from tongue-in-cheek provocations to slam-poetry clunkers, landing a few solid punchlines and pop hooks along the way.

— Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2026
Keep power, keep money and oil flow, no regime change, a return in effect to JCPOA nuclear conditions, trade with the west - and yet Tehran won’t ceasefire or stop provocations.

— Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

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