repay
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Older adults are also struggling to repay school loans.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Funds could not be used for legal or defense purposes or to repay personal loans, nor could they be pulled from education, transportation or public safety buckets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Its Anthropic shares were sold to help repay creditors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Much of the remaining $1 billion had been ordered as restitution, meant to repay victims’ losses.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Someday I hope I can repay him, and give him what he deserves in return for all he’s done for me.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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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
On payday, the user repays the money out of their wages.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
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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Independent drivers operating with thin cash reserves struggle to cover thousands of dollars in upfront fuel costs while waiting to be repaid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Left-arm spinner Liam Dawson also repaid the faith for his inclusion over Rehan Ahmed with figures of 3-26.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
A Turkish court in 2023 ordered the seizure of a digital wallet holding more than $100 million, from which Kaul says her losses would have been repaid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Maturity date and call date: This is when a bond will be repaid at face value.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
It was well known that Webster would purchase enslaved people and allow them to work for a salary until they had repaid their purchase price.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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If the nonprofit LA28 spends more than it takes in, Los Angeles will be responsible for repaying the first $270 million in debts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Tata Sons sought to get out of this classification by repaying their debt and arguing that they do not borrow directly from the public markets.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 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
Borrowers forfeit their collateral in 35% to 45% of transactions with Ezcorp’s stores for not repaying the loan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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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