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An installment sale or promissory note could certainly make that happen, but I’d be wary of stretching payments out that far just to protect Son #2 in case of divorce.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Vance didn’t report a salary from his venture-capital firm, Narya Capital Management, but received a promissory note from the fund that earned him up to $1 million in income last year, according to his filing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Martin Luther King Jr. famously talked about the Constitution as a promissory note that reflected the aspirations of this nation, not necessarily who this nation was at a given moment.

From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026

All they needed to do was have their case manager submit a promissory note committing to pay the rent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2022

The simplest case of the discount function is the discount of a promissory note.

From Business English A Practice Book by Rose Buhlig


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