fork
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So when they go to school, it's not going to be just the three branded things, you're going to have to fork out for the full items.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Then, a streaming platform might fork over $5 million to $20 million for exclusive taped performance rights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon had already flagged that they would fork out more than $700 billion this year on AI ambitions, and are due to report next week.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Still, Mr. Musk’s investors fork over their money voluntarily.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
For once, instead of complaining, he sits solemnly, fiddling with his fork.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Nic Lambert forks out for school trips, food, clothes and "everything else in between".
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Because we are turning 70 and have license to let loose, we order a single dessert with six forks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The researchers found that excess EXO1 destabilizes newly formed DNA through two main mechanisms, expanding single-stranded DNA gaps and degrading reversed replication forks.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
There are other roadblocks and/or forks in the road people face in retirement, including a gradual decline in health, which could lead to the need to live in an assisted-living facility.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026
He could pick up forks, spoons, and knives easily.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
By flicking their forked tongues, they collect chemical signals from the air that help them locate potential prey.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Some were so enticed by Koh they forked over copies of their ID cards, which then got used by other North Korean IT workers to grab more work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
The reported £4m forked out for Oliver Antman and the £3.5m spent on Thelo Aasgaard does not look like smart business so far either.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
Hollywood heavyweight Mark Wahlberg has forked over $37 million to buy a newly flipped, fully furnished Florida mansion on an exclusive stretch known as “Billionaires Row.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2025
At his step on the stairs, the rattlesnakes ran out their tongues and listened with their waving forked tongues.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
No. Endlessly forking over subscription dollars for app content seems like too much.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
Other shoppers are forking over less on goods like clothing, furniture and sports equipment, which have risen in price over the past year, according to federal data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
And they could only leave after forking out a toll for safe passage.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
Henry-Halabi agreed to pay $400 a month, forking over essentially all of the money she was making at the time.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 19, 2025
Jarvis says, leaping his knight into enemy territory, forking Fleetwood’s king and queen.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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