repay
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Officials have asked the nonprofit to repay $82,800 to the county.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Importantly, the below chart shows that prices for leveraged loans have also found their footing around 91 cents on the dollar, signaling improved confidence in the ability of software companies to repay their debts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
"We will always work with anyone with an outstanding debt to find an affordable way to repay, which could include pointing individuals towards free debt advice and support services."
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“The challenge is, are folks able to effectively repay their credit card or buy-now-pay-later debt without experiencing hardship or putting their future financial stability at risk?” said Martinchek.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
To repay a debt to the more radical preacher, King accepted Moore’s invitation to come to Durham to put his blessing on the lunch-counter movement.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Guitars take the place of shovels, as Henry now repays Carlos’ kindness by helping to save the land that Carlos assumes is ravaged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
He says he repays his father $954.83 a month for the mortgage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
While a higher interest rate does not affect the amount someone repays each month, it makes it harder to reduce the size of the loan, meaning the borrower could repay more over time.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
The money is typically issued within three days, and the platform repays itself by withholding those wages from the user’s next paycheck.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2025
See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Nguyen repaid only $24,000, according to the affidavit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
If the loan is not fully repaid after 25 years, whatever is still owed is cancelled.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
It is something to be bargained for, prayed over—and repaid in promises that may or may not be kept.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
The advertisements I read about HESAs say they require their share to be repaid upon my death or after 10 years.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
The fairies repaid his brand of kindness with their own.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Music has given me so much that this album is my way of repaying music for all the blessings it’s given me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
But falling behind on repaying your debt doesn’t automatically mean that declaring bankruptcy is right for your household.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
The drop followed an announcement that SpaceX would issue its first investment-grade dollar bonds to raise an unspecified amount for repaying outstanding borrowings under its bridge loan facility.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
That means graduates will effectively start repaying sooner and those earning above the threshold will see a greater proportion of their salary subjected to student loan repayments than they would have done.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
He did not care about finding his captor, repaying insults, or inflicting eternal punishments.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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