inducement

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Special housing, whether on a military base, in a palace or sequestered in a guarded compound, is one such reward and inducement.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Ackman plans a new closed-end fund, Pershing Square USA, offering management company equity as inducement, after a failed 2024 attempt.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Ultimately, one suspects Perkins views Liz’s dilemma as little more than an excuse to construct a fun exercise in nightmare inducement that possesses the same craftsmanship that Malcolm clearly put into his swanky cabin.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

Low interest rates can be an inducement for fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

Lazlo watched the delegates’ reactions, and he could understand their incredulity, certainly, but there was a rather large inducement here to believe the unbelievable.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor