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payment

[pey-muhnt] / ˈpeɪ mənt /


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The average Social Security payment was about $2,081 a month as of April 2026, according to the Social Security Administration.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

“We encourage homeowners to make partial payments whenever possible to avoid a balloon payment on June 30, 2030,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

However, a dispute over payment had broken out with the Iraqi Kurd people-smuggler, Noah Aaron, who had organised the migrants' journey.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The Swiss drugmaker on Monday said it would pay Nurix an upfront cash payment of $700 million, while development costs would be shared 40% by Nurix and 60% by Roche.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Typically the restoration process is a bureaucratic maze that requires the payment of fines or court costs.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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