as in stood
to give what is owed for
offered to spring for dinner for the whole gang
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Pappas called the dusty hole along the cliffside where the county jail and West Publishing once stood an embarrassment that needed to be corrected, but also an opportunity to create something grand.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026 -
McAdoo stood over by the cooler, and Jones kicked dust a few feet away, wielding an AR-15.—
Josh Owens,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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There, Blanton says, corporate lobbyists paid between $25,000 and $100,000 for lawmakers' attention, and a pro-business group called One Main Street paid $25,000 for their hotel rooms.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Under all that pressure, where fans have paid premiums on tickets and hotels, and with a White House administration that has made this World Cup a priority issue, is the union braced for the heat which may come its way?—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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All the grit and sugar had settled at the bottom.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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At 14 weeks pregnant and with a gender reveal party on the horizon, her family said things had settled into place.—
Caroline Silva,
AJC.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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And in November 2025 the efforts paid off as Noble South earned a prestigious Michelin Bib Gourmand designation, quite nice since Rainosek admits there’s a little brother complex when Mobile is compared to New Orleans.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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In other words, Malbon’s marketing through the Masters has paid off.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Sprung (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprung%20%28for%29. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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