paid

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The two weeks of leave for a woman and her partner is paid at the statutory level of just more than £194 per week, or 90% of weekly pay if that's lower.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Specific attention must also be paid to Jane de Wet’s performance, which nips at the heels of the women who led the great ’90s thrillers.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The ruling ordered the government to reimburse roughly $175 billion that importers had paid over the past year, though the refunds are stuck in legal wrangling.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

During the pandemic, the state paid an estimated $30 billion in fraudulent unemployment claims, including to state prisoners and criminals who used patently false identities like then-Sen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

As soon as we get paid, Emma and I run out the door.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller