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The extra cash "really helps, especially to pay for my children's college", said 50-year-old Octavius, who like many Indonesians uses a single name.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Striving for chivalry on those early dinner dates, I’d pay for our meals and a dessert only she would eat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
It agreed to pay $12.7bn and implement a two-hour daily limit for teen users across its platforms by default, in addition to muted notifications during school hours, blocks at night and other measures.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
I would like to build up my cash reserves — and I have some bills to pay.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
It had seemed a small price to pay at the time.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
So far, users have submitted over 350,000 observations, about half of which have been validated and paid for.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
“It’s a risk we decided to take, and thankfully it paid off.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Economists expect that higher global energy costs will feed through to food and fuel prices paid by consumers, meaning the inflation rate is yet to peak.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The order can be served by law enforcement, a paid registered process server or a third party, such as a friend or family member.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Well, I thought it was brilliant. I should have paid him more,” I said.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
The remembrances of Knight poured out across social media and the marquees of clubs like the Improv, which payed tribute to the beloved comedian.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2022
The exact format of the competition is yet to be confirmed, but it is expected that games will be payed behind closed doors in the Kyiv region and other cities further west.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 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
Those on board payed out the line until the spar floated abreast of the smack, but at a distance of some thirty yards away.
From A Chapter of Adventures by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
The KehatiKu project aims to break that cycle by paying individuals in nine participating villages in West Kalimantan province for photos or recordings of animals instead.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Saudi Arabia has been paying government employees’ salaries, including those in Houthi-controlled areas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The increase could help push up mortgage rates for home buyers and lead to Americans paying more on other types of debt.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Yet part of the increase in spending merely reflects higher inflation — Americans are paying more for gas and other goods and services.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
I take my glasses off and put my face in one purple-stained hand, like my mom when she’s paying bills.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
