unpaid

Example Sentences

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But staff around the world would go unpaid, halting food and security programs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Whether owners can get a cap — either by persuasion through the fall and winter, or more likely by canceling games next spring so players go unpaid — remains to be seen.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

After their work permits expired, an immigration attorney near San Diego was fired and a nurse in the East Bay area was placed on unpaid leave.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Pigasse was angling to win the job of helping Venezuela restructure around $150 billion in unpaid debts and repair the country’s standing with investors around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

It doesn’t matter if trust-fund money is running out; if credit card bills go unpaid on the kitchen counter.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart