DOUCEURS Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

douceurs

noun

plural of douceur

as in bribes

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In another scheme, former Commerce City Manager Edgar Pascual Cisneros provided $45,000 in bribes to Pacheco to secure a permit for another marijuana company and was promised $235,000 as part of the deal, prosecutors said.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Prosecutors said a corruption network operated from 2008 to 2018, collecting bribes equal to 4% of the value of the project carried out by Sinohydro.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

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Dallas Flash become the Dallas Cash-Now loans, partnering with one of the many paycheck/same-day loan shops out there, though this probably isn’t the kind of partner the league is pursuing.

— Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Students are unlikely to seek large loans for doctoral study in a field offering mostly low-paying jobs, and current loan limits are likely sufficient for those seeking two-year master’s degrees.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 2 July 2026

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