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"Across the board, I've made enough to pay my staff, my suppliers. But in terms of profit on the business, I've made nothing at all – I've paid no corporation tax for four years."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

One million of that was paid to Arkansas to buy out Musselman’s contract.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

If an investor sells shares of the fund, they are redeemed by the fund, and cash is paid to the investor.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

In April his brother paid emotional tribute to the men's parents, calling their deaths "almost too impossible to process."

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Sancho and Master Peter made an estimate of the damage, and Don Quixote paid every last bit of it.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios