paid

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When HPS announced it would limit withdrawals from a flagship private-credit fund on March 7, BlackRock shares tumbled 7.7%—erasing roughly as much market value as BlackRock had paid for the private lender.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

And whereas student tuition loans, to cover course costs, are paid directly to universities, maintenance loans are paid directly to the student.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Tehran is expected to ask for one dollar per barrel of oil passing through the strait, to be paid in cryptocurrencies, according to the Financial Times.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“Private plans have never been paid less than FFS Medicare,” says MedPAC, referring to fee-for-service or traditional, government-run Medicare.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

“It’s probably all those art classes you’ve taken. They’ve paid off.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam