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kickback

[kik-bak] / ˈkɪkˌbæk /


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I don’t have any kickback relationships with these companies, but they have really, really low expense ratios.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

If our 2024 event was more of an intimate kickback, 2025 was an all-out party.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

During his time as a Rio legislator he was accused of involvement in a kickback scheme in which he took a portion of his aides' salaries, but the case was dismissed.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

The Energoatom scheme allegedly drove up electricity prices as contractors tried to cover kickback costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

He shows me how to hold it, how I need to keep my arms strong for the kickback, then he turns on the air compressor and gets in position to hold the wire.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Former environment minister Lefter Koka was jailed for receiving 3.7 million euros in kickbacks in the case.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

A BBC investigation in December found some driving instructors were being offered kickbacks of up to £250 a month to sell their login details to touts.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

An Amazon MGM Studios executive allegedly solicited kickbacks from an aspiring vendor in exchange for post-production contract awards on shows, according to a recently filed lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

A federal judge on Tuesday delayed until next week the sentencing of Purdue on three felony charges related to paying kickbacks to doctors and reckless sales of its opioids.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026

Or guardians would direct all of their wards’ business to certain stores and banks in return for kickbacks.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann


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