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Jackson’s father, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, wrote shortly after the incident on X that his son “was told that he could get his ‘payback’ in the ring” after Smith hit Jackson before the event.

The revenue payback “will certainly have a chilling effect,” Handley told me, because the government fee “might make the initial investment appear uneconomical.”

He said goods from about 60 other trade partners which the White House described as the "worst offenders" - including the EU and China - would face higher rates, as payback for unfair trade policies.

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A woman who allowed a girl aged under 10 to drive a car through an Aberdeenshire village has been given a community payback order.

From BBC

His kindness is cruel — and Iris wants payback.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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