be paid
Example Sentences
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The scheme is expected to cost more than £500m, which Burnham said would be paid for by "reprioritising" government funds.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The Congressional Budget Office in January 2001 predicted such large future budget surpluses that it said all redeemable U.S. government debt could be paid off within five years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The government employees protecting the court deserve to be paid fairly, and the threats against the justices and their families are real.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
“Writers will be paid less and have fewer employment opportunities,” the WGA said in its lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
In the summers he came home to take his father’s place in the fields, for cabin rent had to be paid with field work.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
