hard cash

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To lure top AI talent, startups are turning to cold, hard cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

That this curiosity translates to cold, hard cash is fantastic news in the streaming era, when Netflix, Hulu and the like have all but annihilated the theatrical mid-budget film.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Pyongyang has also moved to revive inbound tourism to earn much-needed hard cash, developing lavish coastal and mountain resorts.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

"But we need people to volunteer, we need food, and also we need cold, hard cash."

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

He had paid off in hard cash a large share of the claims the building societies made upon him, for expenses they had incurred in improving the property.

From World's End A Story in Three Books by Jefferies, Richard