paid back

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Sun pleaded guilty Thursday and paid back $25,000; Gu pleaded guilty Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Carney said the sovereign-wealth fund will be pursuing equity returns from projects, whereas the infrastructure bank is focused on loans in anticipation of being paid back with interest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Japan is expected to fully fund the projects, and be paid back over a multi-year period, according to a senior U.S. government official familiar with the terms.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Campaigners have called for changes to the system, after Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced last year that the salary threshold at which some student loans must be paid back would be frozen.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

“And don’t think that’s a present. I expect to be paid back someday.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith