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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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The Guardians are paying him $10 million this year, and Bieber can opt for a $4 million buyout or a $16 million deal for next season.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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In a notice of settlement filed last week in US District Court for the Southern District of New York, the parties agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice, with each side to pay its own fees and costs.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2025
Verb
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One of his top customers created an online fundraising campaign, hoping to raise $20,000 to help defray some of the losses.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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Conservatives, particularly from the Freedom Caucus, held out for steeper spending cuts to defray costs piling onto the nation’s $36 trillion debt.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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As part of the bill, annual Lottery revenues above $71.5 million each year are redirected into a fund to help pay off the bonds, a change likely worth about $10 million a year.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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New loans were taken out to pay off the old ones, according to prosecutors, until Todd Chrisley filed for bankruptcy, walking away from more than $20 million in unpaid loans.—
Russ Bynum,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Currently, Hudson’s Bay is liquidating all of its 80 stores, a process expected to be completed next month.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
27 May 2025
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In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, only 10% of investors liquidated their entire 529 accounts, and 20% switched to less risky assets, according to an earlier survey by higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
25 May 2025
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Getty Images The House tax and spending bill would push millions of Americans off health insurance rolls, experts said, as Republicans cut programs such as Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act to fund priorities from President Donald Trump, including almost $4 trillion of tax cuts.—
Greg Iacurci,Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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Proceeds will help fund the nonprofit’s Sounds of Service program for military members, veterans and first responders.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Recent matchup: Vancouver used three second-half goals to stake a huge lead in a 3-1 win over Minnesota at Allianz Field on April 27.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
27 May 2025
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The Yankees scored twice before the cloudburst to stake a 4-2 lead.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
25 May 2025
Verb
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Rioters have typically been ordered to pay $500 if found guilty of a misdemeanor or $2,000 if convicted of a felony to the Architect of the Capitol to recompense for the damage.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
13 Apr. 2025
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Our society doesn’t send teenagers to fight each other to the death and watch it on live TV as a form of entertainment and recompense for a long-ago rebellion.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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The explosive expansion of higher education that began after the Second World War was underwritten by federal dollars.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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The ethics commission says that raises transparency issues that can undermine the public’s trust in government and that other funding mechanisms should be used to pay for business trip not underwritten by taxpayers.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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“Grubstake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubstake. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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