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Even with the historic success of the Chiefs, who have won three of the last five Super Bowls, voters were unwilling to pony up.—
Kyle Newman,
The Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2025 -
Drury might have to pony up as much as $8 million or more to sign Chychrun.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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His primarily skill as a dealmaker was financing European co-productions in both scripted and unscripted.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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In turn this put Netflix in the spotlight and spurred it to develop its own slate of movies. Called Netflix Originals, they are generally produced, financed and exclusively distributed by the platform.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Isiah Thomas never recovered after expending all of his energy during three straight final appearances.—
Jovan Buha,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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That meant they could be used to generate considerable additional revenue before being expended.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Pay (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20%28for%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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