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payment

[pay-muhnt] / ˈpeɪ mənt /


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Najib's aide, Ahmad Lutfi Azhar, also confirmed the payment and the former leader's lawyer Farhan Shafee said they had already obtained papers to transfer the former leader out of jail.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

There was a payment of about £300,000 due to him for his early surrender of his lease, but because of "dilapidations" in the state of the building, there was a repair bill of £1.8m.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

The secretary of state has also warned that a cost-of-living £100 payment cannot be made to households in Northern Ireland until an executive budget is agreed.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The program, slated to be administrated by the California Housing Finance Agency, directs the state to create a down payment assistance fund for middle-income homebuyers, with up to $25 billion in bonds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

“Jeez, Ma! Listen to that! A down payment? Doesn’t that sound the slightest bit suspicious? And how are we going to get all that money, huh? I don’t have a job, remember?”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

There is no law limiting what out-of-network providers can charge, but Elevance’s suit claims misrepresentations by the company to the insurer and its members triggered excessive payments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

At least 13.7% of older Americans relied on those payments for 90% or more of their family income, a 2024 report from the Census Bureau’s Center for Economic Studies found.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

If you, like 87% of mortgage-holders, have a fixed-rate deal, then the payments will stay the same until the end of your current deal, which is usually two or five years.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The law enacted by Pena stipulates that payments will occur within five days.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

I will make all payments as they become due.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker


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