as in to pay
to give what is owed for
if we can't ante up at least half of the overdue rent, we are going to be evicted
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Bourzgui, whose father immigrated to America from Morocco, went on to pay tribute to Palestine and his own Arab heritage.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026 -
Already, attention must be paid, and italics must be used, because eyepatch Armand is, to use his favorite word, fascinating.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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Eight software companies have paid off their term loans in full this year, including Worldpay, whose roughly $5 billion in loans left the index after Global Payments acquired it.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Economist Brad Herschbein notes that hiring managers may view teens as an investment that won't pay off right away.—
Dianna Douglas,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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Stiller even made showing up to the media duties special for Knicks coach Mike Brown, who finally got to meet Stiller.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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Xi and Kim last met in September, when the North Korean leader was among a host of global leaders at a military parade in Beijing – with Kim seated next to Xi for the event.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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“Ante (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ante%20%28up%29. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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