How to Use pay dividends in a Sentence

pay dividends

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  • And, the gimmicks like Hummer’s crab walk and like rear-wheel steering actually do pay dividends.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 9 July 2026
  • Industrials and the healthcare sector account for about half of the companies on the list – and a good number also pay dividends.
    — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • Showing up in-person is critical for establishing connections that can pay dividends over the course of your career.
    — Chris Dobstaff, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Congress could use the money to reduce deficits, fund tax relief, or pay dividends directly to American households.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Rising rates make income-generating assets like bonds and stocks more attractive than gold and other precious metals, which don’t pay dividends.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • As written, contractors would need Pentagon approval to execute buybacks or pay dividends.
    — Dan Mangan,luke Fountain,kevin Breuninger,garrett Downs,ashley Capoot,justin Papp, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • At the end of the day, due diligence and doing the basics of cybersecurity are likely to pay dividends even against the most sophisticated adversaries.
    — Jim Richberg, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026

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