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Recent Examples of mad money
Against the backdrop of the mad money, the veteran quarterback looks like a major bargain for the Las Vegas Raiders.
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Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
That was before Monday, when Voyager Digital, the crypto brokerage that Cuban partnered with last fall, filed Chapter 11, apparently costing some Mavs fans their mad money in the process.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 11 July 2022
The untitled project follows a Swiss art dealer and Russian oligarch caught in a web of secrets, lies and mad money, telling the inside story of an international, billion-dollar game where power is the ultimate currency.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 1 Apr. 2022
Ever-rising stock prices, fed by the Federal Reserve Board’s hedge-fund bailout and mad money printing approach to monetary policy, meant the only sucker’s game was not buying stocks.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022
Others are hobbyists, trading a chunk of their retirement portfolios or some mad money.
—Emily Flitter, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2020
Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
That was before Monday, when Voyager Digital, the crypto brokerage that Cuban partnered with last fall, filed Chapter 11, apparently costing some Mavs fans their mad money in the process.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 11 July 2022
The untitled project follows a Swiss art dealer and Russian oligarch caught in a web of secrets, lies and mad money, telling the inside story of an international, billion-dollar game where power is the ultimate currency.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 1 Apr. 2022
Ever-rising stock prices, fed by the Federal Reserve Board’s hedge-fund bailout and mad money printing approach to monetary policy, meant the only sucker’s game was not buying stocks.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022
Others are hobbyists, trading a chunk of their retirement portfolios or some mad money.
—Emily Flitter, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mad money
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Money immediately began pouring in, ranging from fans able to make a five-figure pledge to children donating their pocket money.Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
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Getting $10 pocket money for mowing the neighbor’s lawn is so last year.Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
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Just over a quarter of the companies in the Fortune 500 reported spending money to protect their top executives.Devna Bose and John Seewer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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While celebrities and Democrats excel at raising and spending money—such as the $1 million Harris' campaign reportedly spent on Oprah's event during their $1.5 billion total campaign war chest spending fee—this strategy often fails to resonate with voters.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The Granger government should pursue the right safeguards to prevent its oil fund from becoming a petty cash reserve for the president.Raúl Gallegos, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2017
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Yes, there’s a bit of petty cash filtering in here and there for their little projects.Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
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Meanwhile, some community members complained the university’s shelter-in place-policy caused firefighting resources to be diverted from other parts of Malibu.Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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The philosophy prioritizes profit over growth, encouraging businesses to optimize existing resources and reactivate past customer connections.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Mad money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mad%20money. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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