slush fund
Example Sentences
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It’s that second step that Blanche now says they’re not going to do as a big slush fund.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
Instead, he siphoned the money into a personal slush fund, leased a Manhattan apartment, renovated a lakefront property and spent $3,000 on a birthday dinner at a Michelin-starred restaurant, according to the indictment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Takaichi replaced Shigeru Ishiba, whose one-year leadership saw voter discontent simmer over inflation and a slush fund scandal within the party.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
The department said the payments were funded by a slush fund the executives created by inflating the cost of the voting machines.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024
As you’ll remember, Nixon was at bay after a slush fund established to pay his election expenses was exposed in the press.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
