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Some Republicans also have expressed interest in payback for Democrats removing Republicans from committees in the recent past. Andy Rose, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025 Within the settlement, schools within the Power Five conferences were automatically entered into the payback program, while non-Power Five conference schools could choose to participate. Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2025 The attack, a storyline payback for Cargill's own hiatus-inducing assault, saw Cargill interrupt Naomi's Elimination Chamber match. Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025 That is, until Edward shoots and kills him on school grounds, ending Alderman’s payback, and flees the scene with Taylah, who has digitized the prime formula on her phone. TIME, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for payback

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“Payback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payback. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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