hard cash

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At least the latter pay their way in cold, hard cash.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

To lure top AI talent, startups are turning to cold, hard cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Pyongyang has also moved to revive inbound tourism to earn much-needed hard cash, developing lavish coastal and mountain resorts.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

There is only emptiness: a hollow space where a heart should be, ready to be filled with cold, hard cash.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

To a young man whose salary is only two hundred a year, the unexpected accession to two thousand pounds, hard cash, seems like a great fortune.

From A Life's Secret A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry