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Recent Examples of pay down
Rogers plans to use the funds to pay down debt.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Lumen sold its consumer business to AT & T earlier this year, which enabled it to pay down debt, cut costs and shift further away from its legacy telecom business.
—Justin Zacks, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
To ensure this is met, Steffy said use the savings from no tax on tips during the wait and pay down debt or save money for a larger down payment so the house buying experience goes smoothly and is assured.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
General obligation bonds, or GO bonds, are usually used to fund public projects that won’t generate any profit, such as parks maintenance, road upgrades or, in this case, to pay down the district’s debt.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Lumen sold its consumer business to AT & T earlier this year, which enabled it to pay down debt, cut costs and shift further away from its legacy telecom business.
—Justin Zacks, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
To ensure this is met, Steffy said use the savings from no tax on tips during the wait and pay down debt or save money for a larger down payment so the house buying experience goes smoothly and is assured.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
General obligation bonds, or GO bonds, are usually used to fund public projects that won’t generate any profit, such as parks maintenance, road upgrades or, in this case, to pay down the district’s debt.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay down
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Ruff’s quick hook paid off, and so did his other lineup changes.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Those tough decisions paid off and paid off fast.—
Tory Wegerski,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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The judges also questioned Texas Solicitor General William Peterson over his arguments that the House is prevented from using proxy voting under the quorum clause, questioning if physical presence is needed to satisfy that requirement.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
12 May 2026
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Watering every couple of weeks will satisfy this fragrant perennial.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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