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Recent Examples of grubstake
Out of cash, Steen reluctantly abandoned grubstaking to work as a carpenter in Tucson, Arizona, for a year, but the uranium called to him.
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Aaron Robinson, Car and Driver, 27 July 2017
Aaron Robinson, Car and Driver, 27 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubstake
Verb
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There is a price to be paid for that much larger sensor though—the GFX100RF is larger and heavier than any of the X100 cameras.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
22 Mar. 2025
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The Social Security Administration (SSA) will pay millions of Americans benefits next month.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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In addition to the buyouts, the resignation of Moog, a Chicago tech entrepreneur who was elevated from interim to permanent CEO of Chicago Public Media in 2021, may help defray costs going forward.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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Loss of use coverage, which is a standard part of most homeowners insurance policies, can help defray those costs; FEMA housing assistance may also help with this expense.—
Nerdwallet,
Orange County Register,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Asking for insights not only gives you valuable advice but also builds goodwill— creating a cycle of support that can pay off later in your career.—
Julia Korn,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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In a perfect world, or at least a better world, the Heat simply would be using this year’s draft to pay off the longstanding debt of the first-round pick owed to the Oklahoma City Thunder, one, interestingly, first sent out in the 2019 trade to acquire Butler.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Hudson’s Bay Company, Canada’s venerable department store chain and the oldest corporation in North America, will begin to liquidate its entire business next week.—
David Moin,
WWD,
15 Mar. 2025
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Bitcoin already held by federal agencies through seizures will be transferred into the reserve instead of liquidated.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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That included the claim that too much grant money was going to fund Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs and that federal dollars were spent to make mice transgender, the latter of which has been fact checked as false.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2025
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The political implications of voting with Republicans are uncertain, but the vote ensured that the government would remain funded through September, averting furloughs for federal workers and disruptions to key services.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The big picture: San Antonio is staking its claim in a trend that first gained traction in Los Angeles last fall with groups like AM.Radio as a response to the decline of club culture.—
Madalyn Mendoza,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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That staked Boston to a 74-64 edge at intermission.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Businesses fail if proceeds do not recompense all expenses used in producing and delivering their products.—
Phillip Molnar,
The Mercury News,
8 Aug. 2024
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The farmers argue that they should be recompensed by Texas under the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment.—
Henry Gass,
The Christian Science Monitor,
18 Jan. 2024
Verb
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These reforms coincided with growing complexities that underwrote everyday life in the U.S., particularly as innovations in mass production and long-distance communications meant that producers and consumers never directly met.—
Yong Kwon / Made by History,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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The challenge of preparing for a world order in which the U.S. may no longer underwrite Europe’s security is no less existential.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Grubstake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubstake. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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