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Policyholders would be on the hook to pay for anything above $500 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
You pay him your dollars now, and you get more dollars back, every month, without risk.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Some of the lawsuits have resulted in media organisations agreeing to pay multimillion dollar settlements.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Digital Realty said entry-level engineers at its facilities can make roughly $66,000, while average pay can top $120,000 for people with more experience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
I pay no attention to the lessons in any of my classes.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Actually, every two weeks, thanks to a recently approved initiative: “You guys get paid every two weeks by your employer,” he reasoned, “so why shouldn’t your assets pay you every two weeks?”
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
The governor also signed legislation to require more transparency from social media influencers who are paid by political campaigns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
On Thursday, Noah's father Rhys Woods paid tribute to his son in a message shared on a community Facebook group.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Paying for an airline seat upgrade doesn’t always guarantee you’ll get what you paid for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
“Well, I thought it was brilliant. I should have paid him more,” I said.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
In December, Ms Ortega told Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight show she "payed homage to Lisa Loring, the first Wednesday Addams", doing "a little bit of her shuffle that she does".
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2023
Born into a jazz family, Mtume payed in Miles Davis’ electric band before becoming a Grammy-winning R&B songwriter and producer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
Rapper Kanye West payed tribute to his friend and colleague during his weekly Sunday Service gospel music performance.
From Reuters ● Nov. 30, 2021
The cuts are reportedly the result of Oppo expanding too rapidly in recent years, moving aggressively into new countries and product categories with big bets that haven’t payed off.
From The Verge ● Sep. 20, 2021
Thread payed out from the spool through a guide-loop and marked the course of the turtle as it moved away from the starting point.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler
Rather than buy Bitcoin directly, people are paying a premium to purchase Strategy’s securities—securities whose value comes only from the company’s Bitcoin holdings.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
But in 1995, chairman Bill Archer sold Brighton's Goldstone Ground, their home since 1902, because of escalating debts that there was no obvious way of paying.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The bet seemed to be paying off Friday, as thousands of adults flocked to local branches to snag library cards featuring the adorable anthropomorphic gang on launch day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Together, Gail and Dave Liniger popularized an unorthodox business model, in which agents kept 100% of commissions in exchange for paying a fee to Remax for advertising and other management costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
In retrospect, their ignorance seems incredible—but, then, an entire financial system was premised on their not knowing, and paying them for this talent.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
