as in stood
to give what is owed for
offered to spring for dinner for the whole gang
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In the following two years, officials project thousands of additional job reductions in a workforce that this year stood at 83,000.
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Mother stood apart from other vegetarian and vegan places in that Venditti only used whole ingredients, no alt foods.
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But some of the payments Newsom solicited went to nonprofits Siebel Newsom is involved with, and which have paid her a salary.
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All that plus nightly turndown service and 24-hour room service reflect the careful attention paid to guests at Moon Palace The Grand—Cancun.
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The boy's family settled a federal lawsuit with the city earlier this year.
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What the law says This new memo calls into question what legal experts say has been settled law for decades.
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That decision paid off big time.
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In the early hours of Friday morning, with all votes counted, that risk paid off.
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“Sprung (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprung%20%28for%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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