as in paid
to hand over or use up in payment
the nation had outlaid nearly 20 billion dollars on social programs at that point
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Records also show that in 2005, Greenberg and his wife, Kathryn, paid $600,000 in cash for a small ground-floor unit using the address of the second-floor apartment.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2026 -
The rest of these [media members] are getting paid — not enough.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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In Yunnan, Hyland spent much of her time around Dali, a once-small mountain town that has cycled through various incarnations through the years.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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For much of the season’s first three months, the 30-year-old Dane spent time flanking Sebastian Aho on the top line or teamed up with second-year forwards Logan Stankoven and Jackson Blake.—
Cory Lavalette,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Outlaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlaid. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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