hard cash
Example Sentences
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To lure top AI talent, startups are turning to cold, hard cash.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
On Sunday there is nothing at stake other than likes, shares, broadcast ratings and cold, hard cash.
From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025
There is only emptiness: a hollow space where a heart should be, ready to be filled with cold, hard cash.
From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025
Cold hard cash, way beyond the initial price tag for raw materials to keep Scunthorpe going for a few more weeks.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025
It was all in hard cash and Arthur drove over to the bank and deposited it to the credit of Mildred Travers, as she preferred to retain that name.
From Aunt Jane?s Nieces on the Ranch by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
