forked

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In 2008, he and a friend forked over $650,000 to have lunch with Buffett, which, he insisted External link, “was worth every dime.”

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Some were so enticed by Koh they forked over copies of their ID cards, which then got used by other North Korean IT workers to grab more work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Hollywood heavyweight Mark Wahlberg has forked over $37 million to buy a newly flipped, fully furnished Florida mansion on an exclusive stretch known as “Billionaires Row.”

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

The Blues have forked out £445m on forwards - but aside from a now-injured Nicolas Jackson none have proved to be a high-quality number nine.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025

A side road forked off, and though I had no idea where it went, I tripped along it, pulling a protesting Otto up from the ground as I went.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer