on the money
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If Congress does not sign off on the money, Trump said the “White House won’t be a very secure place.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Michael Harris-Wakelam, CEO of non-profit Big Difference - which runs Leicester Comedy Festival - said organisers were committed to paying comedians but were waiting on the money themselves.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
She would pay taxes on the money before contributing it to this after-tax retirement account, but it provides a way to diversify her tax burden in retirement.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
“If we get interest on the money as well, are we expected to give that interest back to the customers?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
My mother and father and the entire clan would be living happily on the money I had sent them.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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