bought off
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"Now that he is chancellor he does not seem to believe that any more and I am concerned he has been bought off with a promotion."
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Some insiders were apparently bought off during the planning of the incursion.
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2026
It’s modern and sparse, lacking personal details save for a random, small canvas on the wall that she made in a Sip ’n’ Paint class she bought off Groupon a few years back.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024
Just how much risk is still not clear, but toxic chemicals have been found in hundreds of consumer products and clothing bought off the racks nationwide.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
Also because it has this big old madman desk in it that D.B. bought off some lady alcoholic in Philadelphia, and this big, gigantic bed that's about ten miles wide and ten miles long.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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