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However, you can use the money in a flexible spending account or a health savings account to pay for the checkup.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
A federal judge would have the power to order an agency to take action on a permit application, and in some cases pay economic damages caused by the delay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Glasgow City Council and the largest council union, Unison, have reached an agreement in a pay and grading dispute.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
“If they’re making $1 more than the average high-school graduate that’s probably not enough to pay back their student loans. It’s a starting point, it’s not where we want to end up.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
I’m not a fan of it either, since Dad bought it after he told me he couldn’t afford to pay his share of my swim club dues.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
He is also said to have paid $20 million for the Casa Malibu Inn in 2007, 10 years before he snapped up another oceanfront estate for a reported $48 million.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
We have paid dearly for ignoring that three times in the past two decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
After he paid his rent and bought his groceries and put money aside for his utilities, he said that he still found the time and money to help homeless people.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Of that, £218m must be paid before 30 June 2027.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The costs paid off in terms of publicity.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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
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
Croz was tied up with our good Manilla rope, and the whole 200 feet were payed out gradually by Almer and Biener before he ceased working.
From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper
But a royal source said the King's financial support for his brother should not be directed towards paying for the judicial review that Mountbatten-Windsor is seeking.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
He picked up the William Wurster–designed mansion in 1988, paying a reported $3.9 million for the home, which is valued at over $9 million today.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Focus has been on the resulting rise in oil prices, but it is potential food shortages the world should be paying attention to, said ICC secretary-general John Denton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Thompson pointed to a similarly unusual situation when the Zimbabwe men's team played a Test in England last year, with the ECB paying the visitors a touring fee.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
“Did you charm your parents into paying for your private piano lessons?”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
