1
: advertising or public promotion (as of a product or personality)
also
: relative prominence of a name in such promotion
got top billing
2
: total amount of business or investments (as of an advertising agency) within a given period
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Victim engagement: The sting is complete when, by using Microsoft’s billing emails that contain the organization name and fake support contact numbers, victims are urged to immediately contact what is purporting to be a critical support lifeline.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
On the Better Business Bureau’s website, 939 customer reviews give the company an average 1.28 rating out of 5, offering lacerating complaints about dirty and broken equipment, delivery delays, nightmarish customer service, improper billings, and harassing sales and collection calls.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 10 Mar. 2025
The continuing circus in Washington has pushed the Department of Justice’s civil fraud investigation of UnitedHealth’s Medicare Advantage plan billing practices off the front pages.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
While the Cowboys have missed on Michigan defensive linemen in the first round in the past (Taco Charlton was released after two seasons after being drafted in 2017 and Mazi Smith has yet to live up to his first-round billing from 2023), Grant would be a swing worth taking.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
On the Better Business Bureau’s website, 939 customer reviews give the company an average 1.28 rating out of 5, offering lacerating complaints about dirty and broken equipment, delivery delays, nightmarish customer service, improper billings, and harassing sales and collection calls.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 10 Mar. 2025
The continuing circus in Washington has pushed the Department of Justice’s civil fraud investigation of UnitedHealth’s Medicare Advantage plan billing practices off the front pages.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
While the Cowboys have missed on Michigan defensive linemen in the first round in the past (Taco Charlton was released after two seasons after being drafted in 2017 and Mazi Smith has yet to live up to his first-round billing from 2023), Grant would be a swing worth taking.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Billing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/billing. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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