put paid to
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Bush, although the president later complained that a sluggish economic recovery had put paid to his chances of re-election.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The focus has sharpened since fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz announced a wrist injury had put paid to his hopes of winning a third straight French Open title.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Last year a study put paid to magical thinking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
But later discoveries of rare earth minerals and abundant oil and gas put paid to that label.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025
And a chap like that was to put "paid" to the account of Sylvanus Heythorp, to "scratch" him out of life—so near the end of everything, the very end!
From Five Tales by John Galsworthy
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