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The café carries Dominican-roasted coffee, pastries, and sandwiches, and its proceeds help pay down school lunch debt at nearby schools.
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Margaret Littman, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Instead, a chunk of money went toward paying down existing external debt.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
To improve your credit, focus on making on-time payments, paying down debt and keeping your credit utilization below 10%.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Key to that will be striking a delicate balancing act between investment and paying down its debt load of $79 billion, which is massive even by Hollywood standards.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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Margaret Littman, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Instead, a chunk of money went toward paying down existing external debt.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
To improve your credit, focus on making on-time payments, paying down debt and keeping your credit utilization below 10%.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Key to that will be striking a delicate balancing act between investment and paying down its debt load of $79 billion, which is massive even by Hollywood standards.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Pay down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20down. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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