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But the nursery was offering parents high-quality childcare at a world-class institution for free because the federal government was footing the bill.

From Scientific American • Oct. 26, 2023

The Baltimore Sun first confirmed Monday that the archdiocese was footing some of the bill.

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2022

Basic information about vaccine delivery, like the fact that the federal government was footing the bill, was also often in short supply, said Dr. Rebecca Weintraub, a vaccinator and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2021

They say what they uncovered was not revealed to the U.S. government, which was footing the $686-million contracting bill, until early this year — after an auditor started asking questions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2017

And the next moment the blind man began to play again, and he was footing it with conscientious energy with Miss Lydia Blind.

From A Lame Dog's Diary by Macnaughtan, S. (Sarah)