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A state court judge there is weighing further damages against the company that could mean it’s forced to potentially pay more and change the way it operates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Tenisha also claims Malcolm-Jamal agreed to pay her $16,000 a year for each wedding anniversary and a monthly salary of $5,500 “for her service as his Chief of Staff.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Salary-transparency laws can “help narrow pay gaps and reduce wage discrimination” among demographic groups including women and people of color, said Keith Spencer, a career expert at ResumeNow.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
That settlement came not long after a New Mexico judge told Meta to pay $375m for misleading users on the safety of its platforms for children.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
In 1998, the society had enough of Dr. Harlow's money left to help pay for the bronze monument to Phineas Gage on the town green in Cavendish, Vermont.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Fox paid $485 million for the rights to the 2026 World Cup, while Telemundo shelled out $600 million for the Spanish-language telecasts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Momentum investing has paid huge dividends over time, and it is strongly endorsed by academic research, but the returns can be lumpy — you will occasionally get a very nasty spell of underperformance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
"It's very surprising indeed to me that little or no attention was paid to the maternity care in these cases," he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The 28-year-old, who works in public relations, and her husband, who works as a construction project manager at a real-estate company, paid $629,000 for the three-bedroom home.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
“I’ve put in money before and gotten nothing back. So this is already paid for. I just don’t want it. You enjoy it, kid, okay?”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
In December, Ms Ortega told Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight show she "payed homage to Lisa Loring, the first Wednesday Addams", doing "a little bit of her shuffle that she does".
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2023
Born into a jazz family, Mtume payed in Miles Davis’ electric band before becoming a Grammy-winning R&B songwriter and producer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
Rapper Kanye West payed tribute to his friend and colleague during his weekly Sunday Service gospel music performance.
From Reuters ● Nov. 30, 2021
The cuts are reportedly the result of Oppo expanding too rapidly in recent years, moving aggressively into new countries and product categories with big bets that haven’t payed off.
From The Verge ● Sep. 20, 2021
I got run down; and when I had payed out all the respectability I had, I went to sea.
From Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck by Optic, Oliver
You could be paying anywhere from $200 to $400 a month in interest, depending on your APR.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Google has made some overtures to news outlets, including launching a program paying more than 200 publishers for access to their content for AI use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Liverpool supporter Neil Atkinson, CEO of The Anfield Wrap, told BBC Sport that questions "should be asked whenever anyone is interested in paying money for an involvement in any Premier League club".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“They are going to start looking and paying more attention to economic outcomes than they ever have before.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
He hadn’t been paying attention, and he’d come between a momma bear and her cub.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
