as in incentive
something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision
that judge refused a huge bribe to dismiss the charges against the wealthy defendant
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as in to lure
to influence someone with a bribe
meat inspectors were bribed, and the contaminated beef was sold to the public
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Recent Examples of bribe
Michael Wahid Hanna, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
Some of the determinants that sway decision making include: the value of civil and criminal fines, the enforcement of the violations, and the net present value of payoffs for accepting bribes.
—Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Kenny Herzog, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Robyn gains entry to the impound lot by bribing the officer, and takes off with the truck.
—Erica Thompson, TVLine, 20 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Another thorn pricked the relationship this year when Senator Bob Menendez, the New Jersey Democrat and powerful chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was convicted on charges of receiving bribes from businessmen working on behalf of Egypt and Qatar.
—Michael Wahid Hanna, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
Some of the determinants that sway decision making include: the value of civil and criminal fines, the enforcement of the violations, and the net present value of payoffs for accepting bribes.
—Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Verb
Sweat was then confined to 23-hour-a-day solitary at Five Points Correctional Center, though he was subsequently transferred to Attica Correctional after trying to bribe Five Points officials.
—Kenny Herzog, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Robyn gains entry to the impound lot by bribing the officer, and takes off with the truck.
—Erica Thompson, TVLine, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bribe
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The Hudson's site was one of four downtown Detroit Bedrock developments approved for a $618 million Transformational Brownfield incentive.JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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Spain offers multiple funding opportunities and incentives.Patrick Frater, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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This is a multi-year problem that isn’t just a product of the team’s inability to lure free agents.Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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The warmth of the baking bread, and the act of sharing it, lures her animal friends out of their homes — and into hers — to celebrate.Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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The Congress could try to make the fixes permanent law (not easy to do given the requirements of reconciliation which bar an increase outside of the reconciliation window – usually ten years).Dean Zerbe, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Weekly Newsletter Get your fix of JSTOR Daily’s best stories in your inbox each Thursday.Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 17 Dec. 2024
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Amazon has quietly become one of the cheapest places to buy smartphones in recent months.Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Chanel’s compact mirror caught my attention in 2021 during a viral TikTok challenge where fashion aficionados bought the cheapest thing from their favorite luxury houses like Chanel, YSL, Louis Vuitton, and Dior.Rachel Besser, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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Most taxpayers eligible for stimulus checks have received those payments or the Recovery Rebate Credit.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Internal Revenue Service is sending up to $1,400 to around 1 million tax filers who qualified for Covid-19 stimulus checks in 2021, but didn’t claim them.Mike Winters, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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Satan’s seduction of Eve had to define the very idea of what seduction was: an act of irresistible trickery on the part of the seducer; a moral and an intellectual failing on the part of the seduced.Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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James is on a mission to destroy his enemy Peter and decides seducing his 20-year-old daughter, Wendy, is his ticket to revenge.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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In thriving learning cultures—those rich in motivation, curiosity, and collaboration—AI has the potential to enhance learning.Martin Gutmann, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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In this exclusive trailer drop, Kinzinger can be seen outlining his motivations.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
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Email newsletters are admittedly pretty common, but those that entice audiences to routinely click through and engage with their content are a rare breed.Jodi Amendola, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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China extends visa-free transit policy China has tripled the amount of time visitors can spend in the country without a visa in yet another move to entice more foreign tourists.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Bribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bribe. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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