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One of the hawaladars is paid a sum of cash and the other agrees to supply the same sum, minus commission, to the recipient.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

As the sole writer of “I Will Always Love You,” Parton earned a handsome sum in songwriting royalties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

She is one of the finest singer-songwriters this country ever produced, and it’s inconceivable to sum up her catalog in just an LP’s worth of tunes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

This payment is often a lump sum combined with an annual amount for a fixed amount of time.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

The Goldman traders had booked profits of somewhere between $1.5 billion and $3 billion—even by bond market standards, a breathtaking sum.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

However, the investors have been growing increasingly worried about when the vast sums of cash being pumped into the AI sector will see a meaningful return, if ever.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

At its peak, the fund controlled some $100 billion in assets, supercharged by enormous sums Aschenbrenner borrowed from banks to magnify his AI stock bets, from semiconductors to software.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Bitcoin mining companies invested large sums on giant banks of powerful computers as the price of Bitcoin rocketed in recent years.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

It could also provide sums of money, even if they are token sums, for your niece and nephew.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

Cooter yelled, “You’s better ’n me at sums so I’m-a listen to you.”

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

I’d say the CalMatters headline and story neatly summed things up:

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

With this comment, Johnson has summed up the challenges for Wakefield - can Reform give the public what they want without making compromises?

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The journalist Annie Lowrey summed it up in her bracingly titled essay “What’s the Matter with Eastern Kentucky?”

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Alex Vatanka, another senior fellow from the Middle East Institute, summed up the situation, describing it as a "lose-lose equation" in which "neither side is benefiting."

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

“So if we let you go,” Percy summed up, “we get mobbed by a bunch of black vapor dudes with gold swords. Fine. How do we break those chains?”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

Major said, summing up the sentiment he heard from clients.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Mike Murphy continues his wonderful series of What’s Worth Streaming, reviewing the offerings from eight streaming services and summing up which ones are worth paying for and which ones you should skip for the month.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

In summing up his aspirations, Angle mentions the film “Jurassic Park.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

"So far, wait and see," one EU diplomat said, on condition of anonymity, summing up the attitude toward Magyar.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

At one point, summing up the implications of all this, Nilekani uttered a phrase that rang in my ear.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman