How to Use soft money in a Sentence
soft money
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But the message has rattled producers and sales agents who rely on foreign subsidies, soft money and multi-territory deals to make budgets work.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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That timetable seemingly did not anticipate soft money checks of $20,000 each flooding March city elections.
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Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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When that compact was broken last year by the administration’s unprecedented purge of support for thousands of research projects, scientists in soft money positions were the first to feel the fallout.
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Megan Molteni,
STAT,
7 Apr. 2026
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How the back of the napkin math works for Eden is that the $55M production cost was reduced down to a net $35M production cost thanks to soft money from Australian tax credits.
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Aug. 2025
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Crucially, approximately 70% came from soft money – public funding sources – ensuring creative freedom.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Canada also offers an international co-production financing model that allows local animation studios to share with foreign partners the risk and rewards on content with global appeal, with each bringing soft money to the table.
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Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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And with its top creatives, crews and soft money long used to making Hollywood films and TV series, and Chinese producers and editors and international students working locally, Vancouver is seen as a natural base on which to build a fast-growing production hub for global microdramas.
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Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Dec. 2025
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