lucre
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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
The industry’s surpassing love of lucre beyond all else doesn’t only infect political coverage.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2023
They’d rather keep selling expensive services to rich people, with the lucre and status that brings.
From Slate • Sep. 25, 2022
If he seems largely unchanged by success, it’s because winning Westminster is more glory than lucre.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 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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