payback

Example Sentences

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It’s more emotional labor for you, with little actual payback.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

The steps BMW takes now—which will have an unspecified negative impact in 2H—should bring more visible payback in coming years, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 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

Party leaders declared it payback and boasted about their new fighting spirit.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

And then in a higher tone she repeated, "The big payback!"

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds