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Verb
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And Utah temporarily reduced its state fuel tax, but only by 6 cents on the gallon, bringing its state gas tax to 32 cents on the gallon for the remainder of 2026.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Iran’s enrichment capabilities have been reduced by bombing this year and last.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The trust funds for Social Security benefits and Medicare’s hospital insurance are projected to become insolvent in roughly seven years.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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According to projections from the 2025 Trustees Report, the Medicare Hospital Insurance (Part A) trust fund is expected to become insolvent by 2033.—
Eugene Litvak,
STAT,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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All the others lost money—and two of them went completely bankrupt.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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In his first mission as 007, Bond engages in a high-stakes poker game with bankrupt terrorist Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) but falls tragically in love with Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), the British treasury agent bankrolling his game.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Straitened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straitened. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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