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• Washington has the best pass defense in the Pac-12 and the Huskies made Nolan pay dearly.
  — oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2021
• In a short squeeze, traders attempt to drive up the price so that short-sellers are forced to pay dearly.
  — al, 4 Mar. 2021
• Apple will need to pay dearly to get in on some NFL action.
  — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2022
• The sailors would pay dearly for this faulty assumption.
  — Matthew F. Delmont, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022
• Drake would pay dearly for his own value, not only in sweat, but in blood.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Jan. 2023
• But his teammates found plenty of open looks and made the Hornets pay dearly.
  — oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2022
• True, the Cowboys have had plenty of talent on offense and pay dearly for it.
  — Dallas News, 14 Jan. 2022
• Celebrities and moguls pay dearly to sit courtside and be crashed into and sweat upon by those icons.
  — Washington Post, 12 June 2021
• Years later, companies like Exxon would pay dearly to gain footholds in shale.
  — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 9 June 2020
• Why does the family of the late Brenden Keikisz say Cuyahoga County should pay dearly for his suicide in the county jail?
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 22 Dec. 2020
• Scholz has insisted Russia will pay dearly if its troops cross over into Ukraine.
  — Kevin Liptak, CNN, 7 Feb. 2022
• Good enough to make the mistake-prone Beavers pay dearly, particularly Utah.
  — oregonlive, 2 Oct. 2022
• Tourists fined thousands for smuggling sand from Sardinia: Dozens of tourists will have to pay dearly for their souvenirs from Sardinia's pristine beaches.
  — Washington Post, 5 June 2021
• Plus, some kids respond badly to disrupted routines and make their already tired parents pay dearly for it.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 14 May 2023
• With Antetokounmpo sidelined with a back injury, Lopez kicked off the first quarter shooting 7 of 8 from the field for 14 points, making a living in the dunker and making Miami pay dearly for not really having anyone to stop him.
  — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
• Lexington Christian, though, atoned for its early fumbles by making host Christian Academy pay dearly for its mistakes.
  — Steve Bittenbender, The Courier-Journal, 11 Sep. 2021
• Ramping up production is expensive, and investors are demanding profitability, so supply has lagged while drivers pay dearly.
  — New York Times, 3 June 2022
• Retailers that lack Store Level Inventory Accuracy pay dearly for this deficiency in many different ways.
  — Marshall Kay, Forbes, 9 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024