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as in to bribe
to influence someone with a bribe
she paid off the security guard so that she could steal whatever she liked
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as in profit
the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received
the payoff on the investment was only about $500
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as in pivotal
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Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2024
His previous interpreter entangled Ohtani in scandal, having pleaded guilty to stealing nearly seventeen million dollars from Ohtani’s bank accounts to pay off gambling debts.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Ryley Amond, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024
While the product offers excellent colour payoff and a creamy texture that blends out nicely, the wear time leaves something to be desired.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Pressure on Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the Biden-Harris administration seems to have paid off on Jerusalem limiting its historic attack on Iran to purely military installations.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2024
His previous interpreter entangled Ohtani in scandal, having pleaded guilty to stealing nearly seventeen million dollars from Ohtani’s bank accounts to pay off gambling debts.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Noun
No early payoff penalties: The lenders on our list do not charge you for paying off loans early.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024
While the product offers excellent colour payoff and a creamy texture that blends out nicely, the wear time leaves something to be desired.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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People also can, in some cases, still pay TikTok to run ads about politically sensitive topics.Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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And by the end of 2019, had paid a million dollars, which was in price for an expansion at that point for what would become Angel City FC.Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The federal government reportedly sent the PAC a letter warning the sweepstakes may violate federal law, which prohibits people from paying or otherwise bribing Americans to vote or register to vote.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Grayson then bribed Gilford Mason, who was the certifying official at the Houston Training and Education Center, Levine alleged.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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The increase in profits for industrials came primarily from General Motors (GM) and Tesla (TSLA).Bill Stone, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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The decline comes after sales of the automaker’s most expensive models fell during the period, dealing a blow to a luxury-first strategy meant to deliver higher profits.Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 25 Oct. 2024
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With a critical halfway point deadline looming in mid-November—following the U.S. election—President Joe Biden faces a pivotal moment in addressing the humanitarian crisis while balancing support for a key ally.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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The mid-Cretaceous period was a pivotal moment for shark evolution, driven by volatile climate conditions and exceptionally high SSTs, averaging around 23 degrees Celsius.Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Bayshore meets regularly throughout the year with Glendale's police chief and city administrator, and Kennedy often attends.Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
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Take responsibility for your peace of mind and your ability to use your skills efficiently to meet your needs.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Platforms want to tell us what to buy, where to eat, and, generally, how to live better consumerist lives.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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Six years earlier, his parents, Karen Howard-Goss and Gary Goss, had bought the Iron Horse Station, a historic hotel on Bridge Street with high ceilings, wood floors and 15 rooms situated over a restaurant and tavern on the ground floor.Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Unlike other sports, where perhaps the only home edge is the hollering from the bleachers, home ground advantage is decisive in cricket - especially in the Test format.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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In any moment like this, the people who envisage technology, the vision that shapes technology is absolutely decisive.Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 25 Oct. 2024
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As a result of the split, Sheboygan city residents play no deciding role in either of the two districts, which both lean heavily Republican.Journal Sentinel, Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
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Several people said the job fell to Tillis to convince enough Republican colleagues to vote in favor of the bill so no one person had to be the final deciding vote.Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2022
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