paying back
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The Legislative Analyst’s Office estimates that paying back bond investors will cost $500 million to $600 million a year, for an anticipated term of 25 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
With this benefit, companies are able to put matching retirement funds into a worker’s account, even if the worker isn’t contributing but is paying back student loans instead.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
BANGKOK—The internal watchdog of the World Bank’s private-investment arm found that Cambodian microfinance lenders harmed impoverished borrowers by pressuring them to keep paying back loans they couldn’t afford.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
"So you'll start paying back at the same income level. I think that is fair and reasonable," the chancellor added.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
“I need this job. We’re still paying back the money from when Curtis was arrested, and now we need a new living room too. You know the best way to lose your job?”
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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