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lucre

[loo-ker] / ˈlu kər /


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All that lucre couldn’t override the prevailing sentiment among discontented voters who were ready, after nearly eight years of the uber-outsider Arnold Schwarzenegger, to embrace the tried-and-true experience of the reemergent Jerry Brown.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2025

And he's making it very clear that he will not be happy if they don't come across with plenty of lucre to fill his royal coffers.

From Salon Dec. 16, 2024

Even those devoted to the accumulation of lucre might discover how they can bring business skills to needy communities — at least that is the hoped-for outcome.

From New York Times Jan. 5, 2023

They’d rather keep selling expensive services to rich people, with the lucre and status that brings.

From Slate Sep. 25, 2022

Of course for some Everesters myriad other, less virtuous, motives came into play, as well: minor celebrity, career advancement, ego massage, ordinary bragging rights, filthy lucre.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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