dues

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Paying his dues ultimately paid off when Blaustein’s boss sent him to lunch with a producer who asked the young hopeful if he could write.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The notice period has now expired but Washington has still not paid its 2024 or 2025 dues, owing around $260 million.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

After months of delay, the UN labour agency has appointed Trump administration official Sheng Li as its deputy director general, despite Washington's failure to pay its dues for two years.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

“I certainly didn’t expect the homeowners association dues to increase as they have,” DeFesi said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Here and there we see dues to what might have been.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann