as in paid
to hand over or use up in payment
I hated to have to fork over that kind of money for a new set of tires
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The day-use fee of $15 per vehicle can be paid online or at the park, while Utah residents can opt to use the Utah State Park Pass to cover their admission.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Dec. 2025 -
At Meta, Mark Zuckerberg placed a chatbot into flagship products like Instagram and WhatsApp, raided rivals to amass talent, and doled out compensation packages that paid machine-learning engineers more than professional ballplayers.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
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Kylian Mbappe spent seven years at Paris Saint-Germain.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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Astrobotic, an aerospace startup based in Pittsburgh, has spent years developing its own moon power solution, called LunaGrid.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
11 Dec. 2025
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Earlier this year, the company laid out its vision for an intelligent data infrastructure for AI that promises to address many of the needs identified in the report, moving beyond traditional storage towards an enterprise-ready AI data management engine.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes,
10 Dec. 2024
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In the third case rejected Monday, an association of parents in the Eau Claire Area School District in Wisconsin challenged a policy by the school system that laid out guidance on supporting students going through a gender transition.—
Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. Marimow The Washington Post,
arkansasonline.com,
10 Dec. 2024
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“Forked (over, out, or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forked%20%28over%2C%20out%2C%20or%20up%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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