foot the bill

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But the consumers who had to foot the bill for the higher costs?

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

While the sovereign-wealth funds will help foot the bill, Ellison will remain the guarantor if one of the Gulf nations backs out of the deal, Tuesday’s regulatory filing said.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

They say oil and gas companies still need to be held to account, so that the same communities that were subjected to decades of pollution won’t have to foot the bill for expensive cleanups.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Lee, who has a voluminous head of hair, asked the country’s health minister whether the state-run healthcare plan could foot the bill for hair-loss treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

He had decided to assemble a research team and explore the area in more detail the next year, and persuaded the National Geographic Society to foot the bill.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann