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But he alleged that Seven had footed the bill for several expensive dinners with Mr Lehrmann, and a golfing trip in Tasmania.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2024

Then Owen Bowcott uncovered the vital piece of evidence in Switzerland that proved Aitken had lied about who had footed the bill for his stay in the Paris Ritz, and his case collapsed.

From The Guardian • Jan. 11, 2020

But it helped that YouTube had footed the production and marketing costs for “No Offence,” which were substantial.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 8, 2019

Heck, if taxpayers had footed the costs for Bugsy Siegel’s Flamingo, he probably still would be alive today.

From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2017

He delivered his judgments with an unmoved air, as if he had footed up a column of figures and were announcing the result.

From Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 by Hoar, George Frisbie