as in stood
to give what is owed for
offered to spring for dinner for the whole gang
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Where once had stood a dense canopy of three-hundred-year-old trees, forest cover spanning thousands of miles, gave way to charred stumps and bare earth—a landscape of wanton destruction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026 -
Outside the museum is the Outdoor Symbolic Memorial, which is located where the Murrah Building once stood and is free and open to the public every day of the year.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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But while a cash prize might be dangled, it's often never paid — particularly if the kid carrying out the crime gets busted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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Swift and Kelce reportedly paid $3 million to rent the 820,000-square-foot Madison Square Garden for three days — one to set up, one for the nuptials, and one to strike everything, according to TMZ.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Eiguren’s grandparents were among the thousands of immigrants who settled in Boise starting in the late 1800s, giving rise to one of the largest Basque communities outside Europe.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The Sikh faith originated in the Punjab region of northwest India in the 15th century, but Sikh people have migrated and settled around the world.—
Akash Pamarthy,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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Early-aughts nostalgia paid off better than ’80s, as Masters of the Universe’s box-office numbers trailed behind the horror spoof.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
7 June 2026
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Eight software companies have paid off their term loans in full this year, including Worldpay, whose roughly $5 billion in loans left the index after Global Payments acquired it.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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“Sprung (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprung%20%28for%29. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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