as in paid
to give what is owed for
despite having good credit, the couple still had to pony up a large down payment for the house
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The annuity is paid out as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments, according to the Mega Millions website.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
7 Feb. 2026 -
Bank statements from the DOJ’s latest release also appeared to show that Epstein paid a total of $75,000 into bank accounts linked to Mandelson between 2003 and 2004.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The note included a demand for money with a deadline set for Thursday evening and a second one for Monday if the first deadline wasn't met, said Heith Janke, the FBI chief in Phoenix.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Federal officials met in San Diego on Thursday to discuss the government’s response to the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis, with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin expressing confidence in Mexico’s commitment to completing infrastructure projects aimed at ending years of cross-border pollution.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Ponied up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ponied%20up. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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