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Executives in McCarthy’s cable programming division also felt threatened, recognizing that their futures were uncertain because Skydance may have decided to sell cable channels to pay down debt.
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Garnishment is when money is automatically taken out of your paycheck to pay down your debt.
—Maryam Jameel, ProPublica, 3 June 2024
The economy was roaring, the U.S. was paying down its debt with its surpluses and there was relative global peace.
—Galen Druke, ABC News, 22 May 2024
But board members and the Ellison team disagreed over how much of the remaining $3 billion would be used to pay down debt and how much money would go to shareholders.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Garnishment is when money is automatically taken out of your paycheck to pay down your debt.
—Maryam Jameel, ProPublica, 3 June 2024
The economy was roaring, the U.S. was paying down its debt with its surpluses and there was relative global peace.
—Galen Druke, ABC News, 22 May 2024
But board members and the Ellison team disagreed over how much of the remaining $3 billion would be used to pay down debt and how much money would go to shareholders.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
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“Pay down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20down. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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