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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubstaking
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Coach Bora Milutinovic’s strategy of packing the field with defenders, starting only one forward, seemed to be paying off.
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The higher costs include facility maintenance, labor contracts, employee pensions and paying off existing debt.
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Not trade unions, which ought to realize licensure reform will ultimately lead to more dues-paying members.
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No other white author of the late 19th century engaged so fully with the Black community, whether in promoting the Fisk Jubilee Singers or paying expenses for a Black student at Yale Law School.
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Unguarded and standing inside the 6-yard box, Spain's Pedro Porro redirected a pass by Álex Baena perfectly into the net for a 2-0 lead in the 66th minute.
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This winning series captures a row of poplar trees planted along the banks of the River Po in Italy, which are natural guardians against flooding, now standing immersed in perfectly still water beneath soft, diffused light.
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The Redevelopment Commission on Thursday authorized paying up to $35,000 to buy a partial parcel to extend the road being created in front of Portage Mall south beyond the Stone Quarry and possibly as far south as Central Avenue.
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With stock indexes now holding more semiconductors than ever, perhaps this month's whipsaw has investors paying up for hedges.
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The board is not allowed to collect money that is not connected to defraying an actual cost.
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Selling naming rights is an integral part of defraying the costs of a new stadium, which is being built without any taxpayer funding.
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Levers to pull Investors often cite Strategy’s ability to survive the 2022 bear market without liquidating bitcoin as a key part of its bull case.
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The flip side of all that buying is plenty of selling as investors need to raise cash for stock purchases by liquidating other shares in their portfolios.
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More Freedom 250 controversy Freedom 250 has been the focus of other controversy over funding transparency and religious representations.
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The report accuses the group of funding its programming through opaque and questionable avenues, including soliciting foreign funds, misleading donors and selling access to the president.
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After pausing for the intermission between the 15-minute extra time halves, Argentina found their footing again and once again took the lead.
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As part of the agreement, the developers are footing the bill for construction in exchange for removing the cost of future impact fees.
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“Grubstaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubstaking. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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