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Alibaba agreed to pay $325 million to the government in fines and forfeiture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The spike comes amid a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks, which have repeatedly led the Kremlin to shut down mobile internet across large swathes of the country, leaving many unable to pay by card.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The detectives were denied overtime pay for appearing in court and their schedule and days off were changed “punitively,” according to Tan’s lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Christ was cornered — pay taxes to Rome, or be branded a traitor — and so he turned the trap into a statement about the limits of power.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Cruciverbalist. A writer of crossword puzzles. He was convinced his puzzles would get published in The New York Times, and that he’d make enough money to pay off some of our bills.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
The final time was 1 minute, 42.65 seconds and Journalism, who paid $2.40 for his seventh win in 14 starts, earned $180,000 to push his career total to $4.77 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Nosek’s early investment in DeepMind, an AI company focused on achieving artificial general intelligence, paid off when it eventually was purchased by Google.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Significant attention has been paid to Jordan Wood, former chief of staff to former Rep. Katie Porter, D-Ca., brewery owner Dan Kleban and environmental policy consultant David Costello.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
"You've got to go out and about and find free activities, as well as do paid ones," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
She messed with it, and in the end, she paid the price,” she says in a stern voice.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
And it only resolved after Gutterman payed a small fee to join a WhatsApp group that alerted her to new appointments, which stay available for only a few seconds.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2023
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
I. That every Bursar have yearly payed him for his maintenance 100. l. at the least.
From The Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland by Church of Scotland. General Assembly
Ship crewing companies have been paying seafarers premiums for working in the Gulf, often doubling pay to pass through the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Anton, a copywriter living in Moscow, said a vendor at a vinyl shop offered him a discount for paying in cash.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Because her modified adjusted gross income also increased, she ended up paying higher Medicare Part B and Part D premiums, and a larger share of her Social Security benefits became taxable.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Prosecutor Jenny Yeo, said Wagh moved the loan money to her personal account and "spent most of it paying off debts and purchasing stocks and shares".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Let’s see how closely you’ve been paying attention.”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
