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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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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In these cases, debt collectors can use tools, like lawsuits, garnishments and levies, to try to recover what they're owed.
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Florida property tax levies have increased by more than 40% in the last three years, rising faster than population and inflation.
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The primary to represent the upstate New York district, which stretches from the Canadian border to straddling the northern Albany suburbs, became increasingly bitter as Constantino and Smullen threatened legal action against each other over claims made during the campaign.
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The impact stretches beyond North Park.
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Trump’s posturing underscored how his alliance with Meloni — long seen as one of his closest friends in Europe — has frayed over his war in Iran, his tariffs against Europe and his complaints when anyone disagrees with him.
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Meloni is astonished and defiant Trump’s posturing underscored how his alliance with Meloni — who has long been seen as one of his closest friends in Europe — has frayed over his war in Iran, his tariffs against Europe and his complaints when anyone disagrees with him.
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The three-hour exam, which tests students on physics, chemistry and biology in a multiple-choice format, is among the country’s most punishing tests along with its engineering counterpart, the JEE, both demanding years of near-total devotion.
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The Department of Health tests a number of beaches every Monday during the summer.
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Nonetheless, he is made king and often found eschewing his royal duties in favor of visiting brothels or hanging out with those who work for him.
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During the draft combine, Peterson voiced an eagerness to return to on-ball duties in the NBA.
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Year after year, Hagerty tries new cultivars of his favorite crops—including chiles, peaches, and loads of tomatoes.
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Unfortunately, the degree of difficulty is about as high as whatever Simone Biles tries in the Olympics.
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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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Since its revival in the early 2000s, Kentucky distillery Four Roses has been known for making excellent bourbon using 10 different recipes, the result of having two mashbills and five yeast strains at its disposal.
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Albert’s prose sometimes strains for lyricism, but the mysteries embedded in the novel—creative, familial, and supernatural—exert a powerful draw.
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