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Apple's essentially re-releasing the same product for the USB-C era—which wouldn’t be a problem if, as is common with other tech products, the new Trackpad came with a new lower price.
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PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
That's because tariffs are essentially sales taxes paid by U.S. consumers, with the typical household paying about $1,700 more each year in additional costs, according to one estimate.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
As a result, even though she was physically injured and was essentially seeking compensation for her physical injury, her legal malpractice settlement was taxed.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
In fact, in financial—if not political—terms, Walz looks remarkably similar to Mike Pence in 2016: another midwestern governor, picked for VP by a much wealthier presidential candidate from a coastal state, whose pensions represented essentially all of a net worth of about $1 million.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
That's because tariffs are essentially sales taxes paid by U.S. consumers, with the typical household paying about $1,700 more each year in additional costs, according to one estimate.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
As a result, even though she was physically injured and was essentially seeking compensation for her physical injury, her legal malpractice settlement was taxed.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
In fact, in financial—if not political—terms, Walz looks remarkably similar to Mike Pence in 2016: another midwestern governor, picked for VP by a much wealthier presidential candidate from a coastal state, whose pensions represented essentially all of a net worth of about $1 million.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Essentially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/essentially. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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