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get at

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as in to pay off

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Courtesy of SolComms But for SolComms, the risks of loosening office requirements for a month seem to have paid off.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Lago says the city’s extra payments are part of a strategy to pay off debt faster and have more money available in the future.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

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