as in pays
to give what is owed for
offered to spring for dinner for the whole gang
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The separation agreement pays Molinar a year of her salary plus other benefits, Geren said.
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Who benefits and who pays for AI progress is a legitimate debate.
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The real argument is not that persistence pays off or that inner work guarantees outer results.
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Research suggests wildfire mitigation work pays off.
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Venezuela lies in a seismically active zone where the Caribbean Plate meets the South American Plate.
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The change would allow each of the country’s 36 states to create a police force that meets a minimum national requirement while the federal police retains control of counterterrorism, border patrol, organized crime and other national security issues.
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“Springs (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/springs%20%28for%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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