sinecure
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He was fired by his firm for accounting errors and has since been given a sinecure by a sympathetic corporate friend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
But instead of receiving some cushy sinecure for his sacrifice, he finds himself exiled to Tulsa, Okla. to “plant a flag.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2022
Henry intended to follow previous generations of Adams men into public service; if not the presidency, then the family sinecure in the Foreign Service.
From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2020
The book was revised at Lake Geneva’s Montreux Palace, where Vladimir and Véra lived after Lolita’s success provided a comfortable sinecure.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 13, 2020
But since the then Master of the Mint effectively treated his own post as a sinecure, Newton had a chance to get his hands on the levers of power.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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