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Recent Examples of baksheesh
In Syria, this would have taken days if not weeks, and would have required considerable baksheesh (bribes), which necessarily accompanies every government task big and small.
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Firmin Debrabander, The New Republic, 7 Nov. 2022
In Cairo baksheesh is the simplest way to cut through the airport’s tangle of red tape.
—The Economist, 29 June 2019
Mr. Trump was a chieftain demonstrating his potency with a flourish of baksheesh.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2016
Firmin Debrabander, The New Republic, 7 Nov. 2022
In Cairo baksheesh is the simplest way to cut through the airport’s tangle of red tape.
—The Economist, 29 June 2019
Mr. Trump was a chieftain demonstrating his potency with a flourish of baksheesh.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baksheesh
Noun
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For his part, Taylor aims to tap the 86,000 voters who supported Thao’s recall, especially after federal prosecutors accused the ex-mayor of accepting bribes in the form of negative 2022 campaign mailers against him.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Federal prosecutors claim Thao and her boyfriend Andre Jones accepted bribes from California Waste Solutions executives David and Andy Duong in exchange for favorable treatment with their business ventures that totaled millions in city contracts.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The result is a silky application with just the right amount of pigment payoff.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
2 Feb. 2025
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Naturally, access to the falls entails quite the hike—between 13.2 to 15.6 miles round trip—but the payoff is wild: a 40-foot waterfall cascading to the beach below.—
Katie Kiefner,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This was done as a sop to progressive activists in the name of fighting climate change.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
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The compromise came in the form of two ‘coefficient places’, spots reserved for teams from those leagues that performed best across Europe’s three competitions in the previous season: a more palatable option, but nevertheless an obvious sop to the same vested interests.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
12 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The consumption slump, worsened by weak consumer and business confidence and the near collapse of the property sector, has prompted Beijing to loosen its monetary policy and pursue various forms of stimulus, including pay increases in for civil servants and tax incentives for property purchases.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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The group has proposed uncapping the tax incentive for productions that shoot in LA County for the next three years as part of the overall disaster relief effort as well as calling on the studios and streamers to pledge at least 10% more production in LA over the next three years.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Keating reportedly profited nearly $1 million through American Construction & Industrial LLC, more than $350,000 in kickbacks through Surety Risk Solutions and around $125,000 through Kodiak Asset Recovery.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
29 Jan. 2025
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Federal investigators raided Banks’ Queens home on Sept. 4 and seized his electronics as part of a corruption probe that sources say is scrutinizing influence-peddling and kickbacks on city contracts.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Baksheesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baksheesh. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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