paid for

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Under that scenario, Kunisch would expect price increases all along the food chain, starting with the prices paid for young cattle at livestock auctions to beef packers — the meat-processing companies that buy cattle.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 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

The structure, which towers over the White House, was paid for by the UFC, which is scheduled to host a series of fights on the premises.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The men and women who enroll will be paid for their time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Kepler was a poor man with no financial resources from his family—his university studies had been paid for by a scholarship and he had to borrow money for the journey to Graz.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin