forking

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No. Endlessly forking over subscription dollars for app content seems like too much.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

A borrower paying “in kind” accumulates unpaid interest by adding it to the amount of debt it owes or converting it to equity rather than forking over cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Mizuho analyst David Bellinger is saying it again: Walmart can win by using AI—without forking out billions itself to develop those tools.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 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

Lon hadn’t known what the Book was, but he could feel his path forking before him: Down one path was the life of a street performer, spinning fortunes for spare change.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee