as in paying
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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More than 500 customers are paying Anthropic at least $1 million annually for Claude, according to a recent investment announcement that valued the company at $380 billion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026 -
In some cases, paying with cash can save you 10 cents-or-more per gallon.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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The moment causes Byron, a selfish and braggadocious villain, to have a change of heart, stopping shipments of The Beauty and paying off the families ravaged by its gruesome side effects, like Bella’s.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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Now, the Americans' wager is paying off.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2026
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Demand for charter flights has skyrocketed, with some people paying up to 200,000 euros ($232,000) as major airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha, Qatar, were closed after the start of the conflict last weekend.—
Stefanie Dazio,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Demand for charter flights has skyrocketed, with some people paying up to 200,000 euros ($232,000) as major airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha, Qatar, were closed after the start of the conflict last weekend.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Ponying up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ponying%20up. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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