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Companies typically admit to their violations, pay fines and undertake compliance and leadership changes to deter future wrongdoing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
"Most of those still trading ask customers to pay in cash whenever they can, so less money goes through the till."
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
If a dozen prints cost ten dollars, did that mean they would let me pay five dollars for six?
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
The aerospace giant had been set to plead guilty to misleading air-safety regulators but instead paid a $243 million fine and received a nonprosecution agreement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
And then there are the fans who have paid for tickets and travel, expecting the teams to put on a show.
From BBC ● 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
That devotion paid off when Yamal, then just 7, was invited to live and train at Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy, the same academy the Argentina-born Messi had entered at 13.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Anna May paid for it, and we didn’t dally in the store.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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
Then, when she was planked up, with a gunwale on, and half-decked over forward, she was calked, and the seams payed with pitch.
From Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life by Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus)
It then became an entertainment powerhouse by paying up for original series that could be streamed over the internet and often binged in a single evening.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
There is a danger, however, that Lego’s light touch might backfire, and parents won’t be thrilled about paying premium prices for a toy that essentially has a few extra beeps and boops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Paul did not think his father sought advice, but said he was of sound mind when he signed over his home, paying £3,500 upfront and £211 per year to UWP.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Investors don’t seem convinced that the company’s spending is paying off.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
I started paying attention after that, and sure enough the signs were there.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
