as in to pay up
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Now, some of their hard work is finally paying off.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025 -
Importantly, this administrative garnishment can continue until the defaulted loan is paid off or removed from default.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Of the $16,000, Burns reimbursed the school for more than $7,000 and provided documentation for the rest after school officials met with Burns in late January about the audit’s findings.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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The plans, which are privately run but reimbursed with taxpayer money, will see payments increase by 5.1 percent under a final Trump administration rule, for a total increase of about $30 billion.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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Between March and October of 2020, ECE International partially refunded 171 student travelers, giving them 75% of their deposits back, according to the lawsuit.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2025
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If that board can’t make a final decision on the permit within 30 days, the city will refund some or all of the applicant’s permitting fees, Johnston said.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2025
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The quickest, but hardest, is to repay the loans in full.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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The rest of the £637m refinancing was a £112m loan from Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA), of which £50m has since been repaid.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Prepay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepay. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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