payback
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The wedding, this theory goes, was payback for 20 years’ worth of media that characterized her as desperate and lovelorn and having only herself to blame for boyfriends who wilted under the media’s gaze.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
It’s more emotional labor for you, with little actual payback.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Analyst Siraj Ahmed likes Megaport’s move to create an on-demand GPU pool and thinks the floated payback period of between 16 and 22 months is conservative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Australia's national broadcaster, the ABC, reported that some in the crowd outside the hospital yelled that Lewis needed to face "payback" and accused the police of protecting him.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
But France wanted to hurt England as payback for the loss of Canada in the French and Indian War.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
Enticements for investors are relatively low-cost funds, with annualized management fees typically below 1%, and, of course, immediate paybacks.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
It often takes 10 years to site, design, construct and commission a conventional PSH plant at a time when private investors are realizing paybacks of 10 years or less from subsidized solar and wind farms.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2023
Besides the pandemic, they’ve had to face economic pressures from rising costs of living, college loan paybacks and an uncertain economy, among other challenges.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2022
Some nations, such as Malta and Greece, offer even higher paybacks at up 40%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
“It would put pressure on utilities and telecoms” as well as on companies that consistently increase quarterly paybacks to shareholders, he said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 15, 2017
