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Nor did he pardon a convicted embezzler, a San Francisco harbor commissioner, when the prospect of a $20,000 payoff was floated by the convict.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The stock market is starting to reflect investors’ nervousness that the AI payoff might not arrive—at least in the near term.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

With its three interconnected stories that follow queer men through nearly a century of Spanish history, “La Bola Negra” has an epic feel and emotional payoff that could carry it far.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

As the S&P 500 rises toward 10,000, the value of these contracts will likely increase, along with their likelihood of delivering a payoff.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

They concentrate first on favorite foods, or ones that yield the highest payoff.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Rules 5.4 and 5.6 give most partners little incentive to finance changes whose payoffs would arrive after they leave.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The document describes emails in which Jald Jensen, the former BizJet salesperson, discusses payoffs with then-executives at the U.S.-based Lufthansa Technik subsidiary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The company at the time faced criticism that the problems stemmed from a culture that chased quick payoffs while short-changing safety.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

In other words, investors are getting sick of projecting payoffs from investments in technology with uncertain, far-off returns — and they’re also tired of debating what that means in the here and now.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

For human biologists, each of these discoveries came with enormous payoffs.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee