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reimburse

[ree-im-burs] / ˌri ɪmˈbɜrs /


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Ross and Wynn are asking the court to overturn the tax and reimburse them for the costs of this lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

After the $250 annual deductible for each dog, the policy was supposed to reimburse up to 80% of covered veterinary expenses.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

But it doesn’t specify whether the government will pay companies for their work or reimburse them for operational costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

"I've probably spent between three and four hundred euros today on my credit card just to buy stuff, which, I think, I hope they'll reimburse," he added.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Washington promised to reimburse the man for his efforts.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

The Justice Department says Blanche’s campaign “appearances are reviewed and cleared by the Department’s ethics officials” and that he reimburses travel expenses “in accordance with federal law, regulations, and policies.”

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026

In 2019, the state established a wildfire fund paid by utility companies that reimburses claims stemming from wildfires caused by the companies’ equipment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

But the company stumbled last year, tripped up by rising medical costs and changes to how the government reimburses private insurers.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reimburses the Medicare Advantage plan for the administration of Medicare benefits.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025

In one class of case, offences committed in the admiralty jurisdiction, i.e. outside England, the treasury directly reimburses to the local authorities the expense incurred.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

Many of these prescriptions were ultimately billed to or reimbursed by federal healthcare programs, the Justice Department claimed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The city was awarded a $300,000 grant from the vehicle authority to cover most of the cost of its cameras in fiscal year 2026, none of which has been reimbursed, according to the agency’s records.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Students who have already purchased the Den Pass for the 2026-2027 academic year will be reimbursed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Tran’s insurer reimbursed her about $1,350, leaving her responsible for $250 of the bill, equal to her deductible.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

His aunt talked a lot about money, how much the boy was costing her, the hassle of filling out the paperwork to get some of the money reimbursed.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

In a statement in 2022, Wales said she had sent a cheque in 2019 reimbursing the council for most of the spending to stop "electorally motivated questions".

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Los Angeles officials have reached a tentative agreement with organizers of the 2028 Olympic Games laying out the process for reimbursing the city for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in public services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026

By the time he returned to Congress in early 2024, the House was reimbursing members for lodging expenses in Washington.

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

He also bolstered the employee health plan and started reimbursing his workers’ commuting expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

When Eliot’s mother arrived at quarter to six, Mr. Sen told her the details of the accident and offered a check reimbursing November’s payment.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri


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