repay
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An unwinding of these trades would fuel demand for the yen to repay those loans and help strengthen the currency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The $3.3 million renovations to that home were also initially paid for by the British taxpayer, however the Sussexes were required to repay that money after stepping down as working royals.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Kasten took a similar tone when asked about reports of Walter having to repay insurance companies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Another hearing will take place to work out how he can repay his victims.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Betty Jean took a moment to think, then said, “Would a dollar a week be okay? I know it’ll take almost a year for us to repay you, but...”
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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Though the diary entry concedes that Mansfield was “so intelligent & inscrutable that she repays friendship,” the two women wouldn’t become friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 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
On payday, the user repays the money out of their wages.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
"It repays all our effort as it's been a long, hard year."
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2023
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
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The first government repayment was completed on 1 September with the settlement of an £8m loan, with a further £492m of loans expected to be repaid by the end of March 2027.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
For Andrea’s 40th birthday earlier this year, I repaid the favor and requested a video for her from Nell Campbell, who portrayed Columbia, in which she talked about sisterhood — and “Rocky Horror,” of course.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Instead, interest accrues on the loan and is repaid when the home is sold, often when the homeowners pass away.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Nicklin rejected requests by Harry and the others to pay on a standard basis, instead favouring arguments by ANL that its costs should be repaid on a stricter so-called indemnity basis.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
He saved and reared two little snakes when his servants killed the parent snakes, and as pets they repaid him well.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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He had been repaying each $1,000 invested with $1,500 just 90 days later, but only by taking more money from newcomers or, as a judge later puts it, “robbing Peter to pay Paul.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
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
Freezing that threshold means graduates start repaying their loans sooner, or pay more as their salaries increase with inflation while the threshold remains the same.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
“Perhaps you couldn’t help being angry,” the earl answered, “but you could certainly stop yourself from repaying one offense with another.”
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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