pay

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It was becoming abundantly clear it wasn't going to see the light of day yet, because of rows within government about how to pay for it.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The no-frills airline requires at least one parent to sit with children aged two to 11 during a flight, but that means they must pay for what it calls a "mandatory family seat".

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The data provider, Silicon Data, says its index “captures the marginal willingness to pay for LLM models.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Meta’s attempts to find other sources of money to pay for it all might be too little, too late.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“Say listen, I think Alice’s pet garter snake has come to pay us a visit,” Tansy said.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck