deductions

plural of deduction

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Recent Examples of deductions Workers typically pay for their health insurance premiums through paycheck deductions. Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 These are some of the options American expats have, including deductions, credits, and exclusions. Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025 The answer might lie in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the upcoming 2026 changes to tax deductions for donations to universities. Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 In Xinjiang, administrators logged people as high, medium, or low risk, often according to 100-point scores with deductions for factors like growing a beard, being 15 to 55 years old, or just being Uyghur. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025 Certain deductions are then applied, such as housing costs, child care and medical expenses for seniors or people with disabilities. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 When Gabriel gets his first paycheck, he’s mortified to see the tax and social security deductions. Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025 The Premier League has previously punished Everton and Nottingham Forest with points deductions for breaching PSR. Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025 Republicans are still debating what will be included in the bill, but the legislation will likely heavily tilt toward rate cuts and deductions for households, rather than big reductions for corporations. Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deductions
Noun
  • Customers can anticipate reductions of between 5% and 40% on items that are shopped for most, from Italian bread to chicken broth – national and company brands, the Herald reported late last month.
    Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • More good consumer news comes in the EIA’s projection that further reductions in energy prices remain ahead in the months to come.
    David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Philadelphia Phillies lost a second straight game to the New York Mets on Tuesday and that was preceded by some surprising roster subtractions.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In essence, the court approved of what amounted to the INS’s reliance on racial profiling to seize entire workforces without individualized objective facts and rational inferences normally required under the Fourth Amendment for seizures of a person.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • How reliable are the insights, inferences and actions?
    Abakar Saidov, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Traditional approaches focus on financial engineering such as negotiating discounts for long-term commitments, or on observability tools that track who is running what.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Fans of the store love its membership discounts, organic and health-conscious ingredients and goods, and prepared foods like sandwiches, burritos and pizza.
    Rose Evans September 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Attorneys for the government have said the secretary's clear and broad authority to make determinations related to the TPS program are not subject to judicial review.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Others said Trump should be afforded a new trial due to errors in the trial judge's determinations.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Despite the promise, researchers caution against early conclusions.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Plus-size segment remains underserved by apparel market Mallorie Dunn, a professor of fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and owner of SmartGlamour, a clothing line that offers the smallest and largest sizes, worries about the apparel retail market rushing to conclusions.
    Kevin Williams, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The experience has also underscored the importance of social media in Nepal, as well as the consequences of government attempts to control the flow of online information.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • What investigators conclude about Robinson’s motivations may have far-reaching consequences beyond his own criminal case.
    Richard Hall, Time, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, tax framework complexity considers aspects of how the tax laws are being enforced, such as tax law enactment, tax guidance, tax payment and filing systems, tax audits, and how corporations can appeal tax decisions.
    Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • That is difficult for many people who make critical decisions for the people.
    Richard B. Williams, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025

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