as in levy
a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use
the state sales tax boosted the final cost of my new computer
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to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
your constant arguing is starting to tax my patience
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Recent Examples of tax
Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
The payment will be direct deposited into the bank account provided on the eligible person's 2023 tax return or sent to the address of record.
—Julia Gomez, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 18 Dec. 2024
Legalizing sports betting, pro-gambling interests argue, would allow state officials to regulate and tax it.
—Asher Price, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Payments either will be sent by paper checks or direct deposited into the bank account provided on an eligible person's 2023 tax return.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
The payment will be direct deposited into the bank account provided on the eligible person's 2023 tax return or sent to the address of record.
—Julia Gomez, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
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In an earlier story, ProPublica detailed how Yass and Susquehanna engineered the firm’s investments to transform income normally taxed at the high, ordinary rate into income taxed at the 20% long-term capital gains rate.
—Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 18 Dec. 2024
Legalizing sports betting, pro-gambling interests argue, would allow state officials to regulate and tax it.
—Asher Price, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Once the levy is set, payments are spread across the overall value of taxable property in the city.Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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Trump has threatened to slap tariffs of at least 10% on goods from China and to impose levies of 25% on products from both Mexico and Canada, prompting importers like Reynolds to import early to avoid higher costs that are often passed on to consumers.Lisa Baertlein, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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The buttery yellow ramparts encircling the center of Avignon stretch 2.6 miles and are notched with arrow slits and gaps for dumping boiling water or cooking oil on attackers below.Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Zoom in: The iron arch stretches across San Diego Avenue at Twiggs Street welcoming visitors to the state historic park that marks the birthplace of California.Kate Murphy, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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The steep slide that month came as Fed rhetoric was perceived as too hawkish for comfort, coinciding with concerns over tariff impacts.Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
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Read more: Trump isn’t backing down from his tariff tough talk Trump has pledged to boost domestic oil and gas production, open new land for drilling, and slash regulations.William Gavin, Quartz, 20 Dec. 2024
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These interventions not only strain vital resources like water but also fail to address the root cause of the problem—our warming planet.Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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This typically involves keeping the area clean and dry, avoiding activities that can strain the wound(s), and elevating the wound (if possible) to reduce swelling.16 5.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
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That represents 15% of Germany’s total exports to the U.S. The potential imposition of tariffs on Germany’s carmakers, Luman said, would therefore make a bad situation even worse.Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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First, in 2018, geopolitical factors intensified, with President Trump’s imposition of tariffs on almost all Chinese exports.Shimite Obialo, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Even as Lupita spends her days trying to sweat that dream into existence, forces are working against her.Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 24 Dec. 2024
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Lively accused Baldoni of trying to tarnish her reputation through a targeted social media campaign.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Her team also tested and ruled out several natural processes, like erosion and animal gnawing.Christina Larson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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For now, the nation's economy remains resilient, but sustaining momentum amid mounting pressures will test Kyiv's ingenuity.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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His announcement comes as Democrats look to new leadership and seek to push back on the incoming Trump administration and Republican majorities in the Senate and the House.Julia Manchester, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
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Agency officials pushed tech firms to make security features free and automatic and to pay closer attention to the quality of their code.Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tax. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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