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The United States and Cuba held talks this week on a US offer of $100 million in assistance, which Washington has dangled as an incentive for reforms, a US official said Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Russia has dangled the possibility of building a nuclear power plant in uranium-rich Niger - a vast, arid state on the edge of the Sahara desert that has to import most of its electricity.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025

In the past, the notebook has dangled from a branch of the tree in a bag, for protection, and miraculously, fresh notebooks replace old ones.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2022

For years now, the EU has dangled the prospect of membership, and ensuing prosperity, for the Balkan nations.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2022

She has dangled a salary before me out of all proportion to my possible value to her, but—never feeling very sympathetic toward her sudden whims and moods—that hasn't tempted me.

From The Book of Susan A Novel by Dodd, Lee Wilson