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‘Little Warren Buffetts’: Chinese parents pay top dollar to send kids to financial literacy camps.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Hughes lacks the cash and access to capital markets to pay off the debt, it said in the filing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
A queue of hundreds of people who came to pay their respects snaked around the venue on Monday morning with thousands expected over the course of the day.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Does the other driver’s auto insurance pay first, or does Medicare?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
“May I please just speak to the master of the house? I’ve come to pay my condolences about Barry.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
This reimbursement does not usually come directly from the at-fault driver’s insurance company; instead, it is paid from your settlement.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
"It's really difficult to find any kind of work to do, paid or unpaid, but I do see where the companies are coming from, especially smaller businesses."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Compensation is paid to farmers on a full market value basis.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
As in other states, workers’ attorneys now are paid only when the worker wins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
There was a place on a nearby tulip farm, but the farmer had decided he must be paid for the risk he was taking.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
The exact format of the competition is yet to be confirmed, but it is expected that games will be payed behind closed doors in the Kyiv region and other cities further west.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2022
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
The outer timbers were tightly caulked with oakum, like a ship, and the whole was payed over with pitch.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick
But large tech firms have faced criticism for passing such costs to consumers - particularly when it can mean paying eye-watering amounts for products released years ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
When one homeowner stops paying, the rest of the owners often must collectively foot the bill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The Brewers made first-round picks of Ebel’s sons Brady and Trey over the past two years, paying $5.55 million in signing bonuses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
"Our startups pay a lot of taxes. They create new jobs," she said, adding that Lithuanian startups employed over 20,000 people in total, paying high salaries and attracting foreign investment to the country.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
I never thought of them as counting, or paying much attention to each other.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
