personal property

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Recent Examples of personal property The Missouri Libertarian Party, a political group that has pushed to eliminate both the state income tax and personal property taxes, has also come out against Amendment 5. Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026 The state’s corporate income and business personal property taxes, both honeycombed with exemptions, hardly apply to the new service economy; the same is largely true of the state sales tax. George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2026 She is crossed-trained and certified, and has worked in both real property and personal property divisions. Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 29 May 2026 As Rauh points out, the measure includes a constitutional authorization to lift California’s cap on taxation of intangible personal property. Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for personal property
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Noun
  • So, if things don’t go well for New York/New Jersey on Sunday afternoon for the World Cup final, don’t be surprised if DFW is circled when the World Cup inevitably returns to the United States — possibly as soon as 2038.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Amanda did say that the resurgence of Loverboy had nothing to do with Kyle and was more about how much people hate her, which just reconfirms the worst things about Amanda that people on the internet say.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • Sacramento dominated the game on the stat sheet, controlling 65% of the possession and outpassing Boise by a 2-to-1 margin.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026
  • England was dominating possession until a Norway burst led to a goal from Andreas Schjelderup.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
Noun
  • Jason Polanco left behind nearly all of his belongings when he and his colleagues, who were just starting their work day, were told to evacuate their Midtown Manhattan office building Tuesday.
    Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • Investigators later recovered some of Warren’s belongings behind a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Dalton, a city located in northwest Georgia.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • At 15 years old, Boubacar Sidibe already had a good grip on this firefighting stuff at Monday's first day of camp.
    Noel Brennan, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • The Five Star Weekend (Peacock) Jennifer Garner’s new series, The Five Star Weekend, based on the novel by Elin Hilderbrand, is about a woman who invites friends from her past to visit her luxury Nantucket estate for a weekend of girl stuff.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026

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“Personal property.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal%20property. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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