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payment

[pey-muhnt] / ˈpeɪ mənt /


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“We encourage homeowners to make partial payments whenever possible to avoid a balloon payment on June 30, 2030,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The average Social Security payment was about $2,081 a month as of April 2026, according to the Social Security Administration.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

However, a dispute over payment had broken out with the Iraqi Kurd people-smuggler, Noah Aaron, who had organised the migrants' journey.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

But the real opportunity lies in redesigning the process entirely—having AI assess the damage based on a customer’s photos, then approving the claim and triggering payment nearly instantly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Tribute is payment of some kind that a ruler demands of peoples who have been conquered.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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