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 — followed by gift cards and apparel — indicating that more people want flexibility to spend on things they like, according to KPMG.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

Do you know how much we spent, hard cash, since March last?

From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Lever, Charles James