pay
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Only a tiny sliver of ChatGPT’s users pay for the service, meaning that OpenAI doesn’t generate revenue for a large chunk of its inference costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
A small amount of advertising also helps pay for the occasional trip.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
For one, the government would treat them as businesses, and businesses pay taxes.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
But states including New York allow pass-through entities to pay tax at the entity level, which is fully deductible on federal tax returns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
He signed death certificates and birthed all the babies except for the Tarbox family, who had an annual baby and no way to pay.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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