be paid
Example Sentences
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The trust funds were a way of cumulating workers’ aggregate tax payments to ensure an equal sum would be paid out again, in aggregate, at some point.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
“It is a shortsighted approach to asset management that invites long-term risk—a strategic failure that will ultimately be paid for by future generations of students and the long-term health of the endowment itself.”
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
National debts do not need to be paid off, but they do need to be supported.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
The London club have been exploring their legal options and expect a compensation package to be paid, though it remains unclear both how much that might be, or when it will be resolved.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
“Did you not hear my pronouncement? See my factors on the morrow, and you shall be paid for your sheep.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
