slush
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But the Supreme Court overturned the verdict last year, ruling that the slush funds were illegally obtained and could not be considered as part of the couple's assets.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
And since no one wants to ski on ice or slush, artificial snow will be used.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
In October, Takaichi inherited a moribund Liberal Democratic Party deserted en masse by voters in part because of inflation and a recent slush fund scandal.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
It is not known whether any of them have been foolish enough to pony up the $1 billion initiation fee—nor has Trump or anyone else said who would control this slush fund.
From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2026
THOO!, and Vellya Paapen lying in the slush, wet, weeping, groveling.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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In 2023, McDonald’s launched a new restaurant concept called CosMc’s that served lattes, frappes, slushes and other novelty drinks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
They’ll slice up bluefin tuna as reddish ice slushes into a drain in the floor.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
The last is two blocks from Dairy Lodge — established 1958 — with soft-serve sundaes, slushes and, of course, a cherry-pie flurry.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2018
Arizona Cardinals The day after the Cardinals win, drinks and slushes are half price at Sonic restaurants in the Phoenix area.
From Time ● Sep. 20, 2015
We keep walking until the water and dirt and mud slushes right up to our shins.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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The government watchdog said slushed ice drinks containing glycerol - a type of sweetener - were unsafe for young children, and consumption of them should be limited for children aged between seven and 10.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025
When the bathrooms began flooding, the manager decided the night was canceled, and fans begrudgingly slushed their way out.
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2020
In the final kilometer, Tewalt slushed through puddles and mud to finish in 16:28.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2018
The farmers market, which operates year-round in a dedicated, enclosed building, offered fresh produce, live music, slushed lemonade, and — the boys’ pick — sweet cinnamon rolls from Cloud Cliff Bakery.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2018
The slushed walls gradually peeled, inviting bats, rats and other nightly creatures to come live with us.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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“For 10 years we protested on the water, right here,” Tommaso Cacciari, a spokesman for the No Big Ships committee said, pointing at the slushing canal.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2021
Is there some sort of conflict of interest slushing beneath this piece, like a frozen river of bias?
From The Verge ● Jul. 28, 2015
British Leyland's "slushing," as the Daily Mail told it, amounted to $19.4 million in the 1975-76 financial year and is estimated at $42.5 million for 1977-78.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Author Paul Brickhill, a wartime R.A.F. flyer himself, tells Bader's story without slushing about in sentimentality.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The icy mud sent little thrills of pain up their legs, so they ran, splashing through the puddles and slushing in the mud.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
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