strings attached
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That money often comes with strings attached; about half of employees might have a vesting schedule where you can only keep the funds if you stay with the company for a certain amount of time.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Researchers from King's College have already started another project examining whether giving homeless people a £2,000 no strings attached cash grant can tackle homelessness.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
These houses require a ton of work, and there are all sorts of strings attached.
From Slate • Feb. 1, 2026
One of his reasons for creating a safety net for Olympic athletes was that it rewarded human excellence without any political strings attached.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
Perhaps Bunny had allowed his greed to get the better of him, and was angry to discover that Henry’s largesse had strings attached.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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