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payment

[pey-muhnt] / ˈpeɪ mənt /


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The consumer satellite-network company is seeking relief for its $1.5 billion debt that matured on Aug. 1, with payment due Monday, according to its bankruptcy filing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Essentially the funding would have been used to provide a $20m one-off payment for infrastructure to every voting association that would have made the decision on Infantino's plan.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Nine years of FLAG’s federal filings contain no transaction consistent with a $1,000,000 payment.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

Delaying Social Security until 70 results in an increased monthly payment — and that comes with proportionally higher cost-of-living adjustments.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Kubat was afraid that Vasiljevic wouldn’t release the advance payment unless Bobby first signed the contract, which had been translated into English by Zita.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Many lower EFL clubs also look to time moves to save on wages, signing someone later in the window meaning they might save weeks' worth of salary payments.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

"I was deceived. I thought they would welcome us well, but there was nothing to eat and they did not accept card payments."

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Sauer said that an “RBAC on the Road” program will seek to draw payments from user groups when they relocate to other pools.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

If Social Security payments are reduced in 2033, I will still have more income than if I had filed early.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

She hadn’t bothered to tell them, of course, and accepted both their payments.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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