foot the bill
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The Florida taxpayer shouldn’t have to foot the bill for any of it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
But the consumers who had to foot the bill for the higher costs?
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026
They say oil and gas companies still need to be held to account, so that the same communities that were subjected to decades of pollution won’t have to foot the bill for expensive cleanups.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
If the tech companies foot the bill, regular consumers would presumably not have to fund the infrastructure.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
He had decided to assemble a research team and explore the area in more detail the next year, and persuaded the National Geographic Society to foot the bill.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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