quid
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“If I had seen that kind of quid pro quo, I would have quit earlier.”
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
The key players in Kao’s pay-to-play deals went to great lengths to meet in person and leave no trace of an actual quid pro quo, he told agents.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
"Sometimes you are asked to put money into someone's bank account and there's a lot of pressure there. You can't just put a few quid in or you'll seem tight."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Since the Cold War, other countries that maintained their holdings of dollars and U.S. securities in no small part for security reasons, reflecting an implicit quid pro quo for America’s defense shield.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
There had to be fifty quid in there.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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