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It takes careful financial planning and more saving, to make sure both spouses have the funds to maintain their lifestyles and pay for whatever care they may need as they age.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Some nations - including the USA - also choose to pay athletes who win medals from their own resources, but Britain does not.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Barrera has long subsidized his school board pay — a stipend of about $20,000 a year plus health benefits — with outside union work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
It’s not clear why Kremlev helped pay for Trump Jr.’s wedding.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
But even kalte kost would be a small price to pay, I thought as I stretched my aching body on the foul straw, for the precious books I clutched between my hands.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Consumers also paid less for clothing, driven by a drop in prices for men’s and children’s wear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Three accusers were paid settlements with no admission of wrongdoing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
It offers paid parental leave, then a variety of care options afterward, largely cost-adjusted according to family income.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
The entire team that ran the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, a significant source of data for state and local governments as well as maternal health researchers, is on paid administrative leave.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Though he would not say it, the innkeeper was worried about not being paid.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
In December, Ms Ortega told Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight show she "payed homage to Lisa Loring, the first Wednesday Addams", doing "a little bit of her shuffle that she does".
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2023
The remembrances of Knight poured out across social media and the marquees of clubs like the Improv, which payed tribute to the beloved comedian.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2022
Rapper Kanye West payed tribute to his friend and colleague during his weekly Sunday Service gospel music performance.
From Reuters ● Nov. 30, 2021
The cuts are reportedly the result of Oppo expanding too rapidly in recent years, moving aggressively into new countries and product categories with big bets that haven’t payed off.
From The Verge ● Sep. 20, 2021
I. That every Bursar have yearly payed him for his maintenance 100. l. at the least.
From The Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland by Church of Scotland. General Assembly
SINGAPORE—Imagine a crypto billionaire paying a supposed $4.5 million fee so he can marry a Hollywood star—and then hiring a celebrity lawyer to get the cash back when the romance fizzled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Initially, Jaffe struggled with paying for the support.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
“If I’m paying for your wedding, at some point, you’re going to owe me something,” said Frank Montoya Jr., a retired career FBI official who held senior counterintelligence roles.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
As well as paying tribute to his father, Zverev also thanked his mother for her support following his type 1 diabetes diagnosis as a child.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
She could live another hundred years, and still she would not come close to paying it back.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
