as in levies
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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as in stretches
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 taxes
Michael Goshka,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
At the center of one of the competing measures is a proposal to change how Inglewood taxes stadium tickets.
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Christopher Damien,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Some of the wealthiest individuals in America get away with paying lower tax rates than a Boston public school teacher because our system taxes income but not wealth.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren,
Time,
27 May 2026
The findings raise fresh questions about affordability, migration and how California taxes workers.
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Chris Fusco. Story Produced With Ai Assistance,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
Los Angelenos will decide whether the city taxes unlicensed cannabis businesses through Proposition CB.
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Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
In communities like District 4, where park access is already limited, this decision effectively taxes residents for something the city has failed to provide locally.
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Martha Abraham,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Cleaning reduces visual clutter that taxes your brain, lowers stress by restoring a feeling of control and triggers reward responses that fuel motivation.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
Khosla’s counter-vision—federal reform that taxes capital more aggressively while relieving the burden on working Americans—is designed to be a policy that billionaires can live with and workers can vote for.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
The most common confusion points are almost always the trust taxes worth eliminating first.
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Michael Goshka,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
At the center of one of the competing measures is a proposal to change how Inglewood taxes stadium tickets.
—
Christopher Damien,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Some of the wealthiest individuals in America get away with paying lower tax rates than a Boston public school teacher because our system taxes income but not wealth.
—
Sen. Elizabeth Warren,
Time,
27 May 2026
The findings raise fresh questions about affordability, migration and how California taxes workers.
—
Chris Fusco. Story Produced With Ai Assistance,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
Los Angelenos will decide whether the city taxes unlicensed cannabis businesses through Proposition CB.
—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
In communities like District 4, where park access is already limited, this decision effectively taxes residents for something the city has failed to provide locally.
—
Martha Abraham,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Cleaning reduces visual clutter that taxes your brain, lowers stress by restoring a feeling of control and triggers reward responses that fuel motivation.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
Khosla’s counter-vision—federal reform that taxes capital more aggressively while relieving the burden on working Americans—is designed to be a policy that billionaires can live with and workers can vote for.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxes
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According to California’s Energy Commission, the state’s various taxes and environmental levies account for roughly 20% of the total price for a gallon of gas.
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In recent years, lawmakers have restricted the elections school districts can run these ballot measures in, giving them fewer chances to propose levies and bonds.
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Los Angeles stretches its NL West lead to 11 games and maintains MLB’s best record as Ohtani’s star power turns Sacramento’s nominal home crowd into a roaring Dodgers road show.
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The entire design grew around the Ficus Nitida, which stretches from the main deck through an oval void of approximately 172 square feet to the upper deck.
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Gordon recalled one instance when an item the rescue had long relied on suddenly became far more expensive because of tariffs causing the rescue to have to spend $1,000 in unexpected costs.
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Espinosa sees tariffs as an opportunity to build a better Nissan.
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High school students who took Advanced Placement (AP) tests during the 2025-2026 school year will soon be able to see their scores.
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Located in Noventa di Piave near Venice, the modernized facility tests high-voltage equipment such as transformers and disconnectors before they are deployed on power grids.
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On Friday, Ohtani handed back over pitch-calling duties, communicating with head shakes and nods instead of the PitchCom buttons on his arm.
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Kiss will officially take over on July 20 and is currently concluding his duties with the Queensland Reds Super Rugby side.
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The export ban and subsequent negotiations with Anthropic underscored the lack of a consistent regulatory framework around AI, even as the technology advances rapidly and the US tries to stay ahead of global competitors like China.
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The most important move is to avoid anything inside the package that tries to pull you into another step.
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Literary approaches to genre study often treat genres as either exclusively aesthetic objects or impositions on artistic freedom.
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Concerned about the influx of solar and wind farms being built in Sardinia by outsiders, Roberto Pusceddu, under his pen name Erre Push, published a graphic novel that aimed to inspire young people to resist such impositions.
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Oat milk retains some of that beta-glucan, but the filtration process strains out a significant portion of heart-healthy soluble beta-glucan fiber.
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Inconsistent supply, slow responses, a distributor who cannot get a straight answer from the brand—all of that strains the relationship in ways that eventually cost shelf space.
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“Taxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxes. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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