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pay (for)

verb

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as in to spring (for)

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Those who can pony up the money to play for championships will survive and the rest will be left to figure it out for themselves.

— Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 1 July 2026
The bill represents one of the first attempts by Congress to force tech companies to pony up for data centers’ massive electricity demand.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 24 June 2026

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Geographic protection is obsolete against global cyber threats, making the defense of sixteen critical infrastructure sectors, from energy to finance, paramount.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
ByteDance began hiring for 100 open roles, signed multiple independent filmmakers and artists and held private conversations about financing AI films.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

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For example, does the compensation include a value for the time needed to go through the claim process rather than attending to other tasks or the extra diligence expended to minimize the losses?

— DP Opinion, Denver Post, 6 July 2026
The first-stage booster flew for a record-tieng 20th time, but was expended getting the payload to medium-Earth orbit.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026

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