paid

Example Sentences

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People experiencing acute financial hardship have to apply for grants and under new government rules have to be paid within 48 hours of a receipt of a completed application.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The programs for several decades received more income via payroll-tax revenue than they paid out in benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The law firm represented all nine of the clients The Times spoke with who said they were paid to sue the county.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Jokes about Twitch streamers getting paid to do nothing were funnier the first 1,000 times you saw them somewhere, and even then, they weren’t worth more than a passing snicker.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Of course, he’d taken Mrs. Kuen’s advice and paid the Blythes.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu