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“I’d almost pay anything to get my eyesight back.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Lake views are a hot commodity in the community, and buyers pay steep premiums for properties with unobstructed sightlines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Some of the lawsuits have resulted in media organisations agreeing to pay multimillion dollar settlements.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Ibbotson criticised the messaging that pay-as-you-go offers the "best value fares" as it was possible for some passengers to pay less through concessionary travel.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Ba, don’t pay it! I didn’t do anything!”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
The governor also signed legislation to require more transparency from social media influencers who are paid by political campaigns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The men argued that they purchased the candy specifically for the decorative designs and paid a premium for products they would not otherwise have bought.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Howie said he paid market-rate rent to his father.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
She said she had been reassured by subsequent email exchanges which showed the sender had detailed knowledge of the Abergavenny festival site and facilities on offer, until she finally paid for a pitch.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
For all the attention Daisy paid to my protests, I may as well have been talking to a post oak stump.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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
Rapper Kanye West payed tribute to his friend and colleague during his weekly Sunday Service gospel music performance.
From Reuters ● Nov. 30, 2021
The cuts are reportedly the result of Oppo expanding too rapidly in recent years, moving aggressively into new countries and product categories with big bets that haven’t payed off.
From The Verge ● Sep. 20, 2021
This fellow, by name Fips, had long been Geoffery Arden's right-hand man, and for all his services had invariably been one way or other payed out of Sir Willoughby's pocket.
From Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 3 of 3) by Margracia Loudon
The UK's biggest festival, Glastonbury - which is broadcast on the BBC - offers worldwide exposure for artists, but Eavis has been open in the past about paying headliners far less than they'd get elsewhere.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Yes, you probably would have spent less on monthly premiums had you taken out this insurance policy in your 40s, but you would also have been paying it for a decade.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
The pardon is conditional on Najib paying a fine of 50 million ringgit, equivalent to around $12 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
For one, I believe audiences should know exactly what they are paying for, and two, I do not think “The Pineapple” can be properly spoiled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
But it was summertime, so in a drowsy, lackadaisical frame of mind, Duane followed the shoreline of the Cold, Cold Ocean, paying no attention to anything other than the sound of the gentle lapping water.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
