forking
Example Sentences
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A borrower paying “in kind” accumulates unpaid interest by adding it to the amount of debt it owes or converting it to equity rather than forking over cash.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Mizuho analyst David Bellinger is saying it again: Walmart can win by using AI—without forking out billions itself to develop those tools.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
Henry-Halabi agreed to pay $400 a month, forking over essentially all of the money she was making at the time.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025
Aston Villa came calling in November 2021, forking out £4.5m in compensation.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025
Our best hope, I thought, was to lose them in this forking maze of tunnels.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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