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The phrase "were not paid" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing a situation in which someone did not receive payment for a job or service. For example: The employees were not paid for their overtime work.
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(The interviewees were not paid).
Jurors were not paid.
They were not paid two stipends.
And they were not paid exorbitantly.
Those claims were not paid.
Wages weren't paid; pensions were not paid.
The coal miners came out because they were not paid.
Aside from expenses, artists were not paid to participate.
The actors were not paid for the performances.
(The participants were not paid for their appearances).
The participants were not paid to appear in the spots.
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