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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
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Watch out for unusual payment methods: One of the easiest ways to spot a scam is by how the scammers ask you to pay.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
2 Feb. 2025
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Her insurer, State Farm, paid a $15,000 advance on the home’s contents and also authorized coverage for two months of living expenses.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
2 Feb. 2025
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In addition to the buyouts, the resignation of Moog, a Chicago tech entrepreneur who was elevated from interim to permanent CEO of Chicago Public Media in 2021, may help defray costs going forward.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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At the University of Chicago, each participant is given $10,000 in the form of a stipend to defray tuition costs and living expenses.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
6 Sep. 2024
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The questing has paid off: The serial entrepreneur, who has dabbled in everything from e-commerce to baseball cards, is now worth $2.8 billion, Forbes estimates.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes,
8 Feb. 2025
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Previously, if a school district sold an excess property, the district would have to pay off any bonds on the property and the rest would have to be used for capital expenditures.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Related Articles As reported, Express, which came close to being totally liquidated, was rescued out of bankruptcy court last June.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
7 Feb. 2025
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It was also seen as an attempt to liquidate their decades-long struggle for a state, which has wide international support.—
Joseph Krauss,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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And last August the FDA issued a letter of support encouraging scientists and drug developers to use a spinal fluid test for early Parkinson’s diagnosis that was funded in part by ASAP.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes,
6 Feb. 2025
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In recent years, HBO licensed Sesame Street, meaning new episodes were funded by a private corporation rather than contributions from the public television stations that carry the program.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Catch up quick: The Eagles' vaunted defense clamped down on Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, sacking him a career-high six times in the game and staking the Birds to a 24-0 halftime lead.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
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In the film Owen Wilson plays Arnold Albertson, a Broadway director who has a habit of sleeping with escorts and then staking them money to do something else with their lives.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Businesses fail if proceeds do not recompense all expenses used in producing and delivering their products.—
Phillip Molnar,
The Mercury News,
8 Aug. 2024
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The farmers argue that they should be recompensed by Texas under the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment.—
Henry Gass,
The Christian Science Monitor,
18 Jan. 2024
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Importantly, the type and number of mortgages that banks underwrite, significantly depends on whether and how residential and commercial borrowers are insured.—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Additionally, many Florida condo associations facing major budget increases stemming from new inspection and reserve requirements are resorting to bank loans, which are underwritten based on the lien rights backing their collections.—
Michael L. Hyman,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Grubstake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubstake. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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