as in levy
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 to stretch
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 tax
Jim Sergent, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Effective in 2026, the bill permanently increases the federal estate and gift tax exemption to $15 million for individuals and $30 million for married couples.
—Jehan Crump‑gibson, Essence, 10 July 2025
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
According to Trump’s letters, imports from Libya, Iraq, Algeria and Sri Lanka would be taxed at 30%, those from Moldova and Brunei at 25% and those from the Philippines at 20%.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
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Noun
Billions more help retain tax cuts for small and medium businesses while military contractors can expect billions more in weapons spending.
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Effective in 2026, the bill permanently increases the federal estate and gift tax exemption to $15 million for individuals and $30 million for married couples.
—Jehan Crump‑gibson, Essence, 10 July 2025
Verb
The Yankees’ double-digit explosion on a rainy night provided plenty of breathing room for a bullpen that has been taxed and decimated by injuries.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
According to Trump’s letters, imports from Libya, Iraq, Algeria and Sri Lanka would be taxed at 30%, those from Moldova and Brunei at 25% and those from the Philippines at 20%.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
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In South Africa, the world’s second-biggest producer of citrus fruits, growers fear the fallout of a 31% US levy.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
7 July 2025
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Trump has announced a deal with Vietnam that would allow U.S. goods to enter the country duty-free, while Vietnamese exports to the U.S. would face a 20% levy.—
Ellen Knickmeyer,
Twin Cities,
7 July 2025
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Ostensibly intended to protect a church’s autonomy in choosing its spiritual leaders, the exception has since been stretched into a catch-all excuse to deny employees of religious schools all kinds of legal recourse.—
A.J. Schumann,
Sun Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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Carlos Alcaraz of Spain stretches to reach a shot from Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany in the third round of the Gentlemen's Singles Competition on Centre Court during the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All...—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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Other Asia-Pacific markets facing higher tariffs include Indonesia, which will be hit with a 32% excise duty, Bangladesh, which was slapped with a 35% duty, as well as Cambodia and Thailand, which are set for 36% tariff rates, the president's letters indicated.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
8 July 2025
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Within hours, Trump announced fresh tariffs on five additional countries, including South Africa and Malaysia.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
7 July 2025
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The ordeal has strained their relationship, Nations said.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
11 July 2025
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The threat could further strain South Africa’s economy.—
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CNBC,
9 July 2025
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The imposition of higher tariffs (real or imagined) compels organizations to react by diversifying their supplier base, promoting nearshoring or relocating production facilities, and redirecting shipping routes.—
Steve Durbin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Such impositions were once land agencies’ go-to methods of crowd control.—
Sarah Scoles,
JSTOR Daily,
11 June 2025
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Ruby Rodriguez, 62, of California, was charged with trespassing in December after trying to gain access to the club.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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A number of startups have already tried, and mostly failed, to build gadgetry for AI interactions.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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For their study, the researchers tested two groups of rats with intermediate injuries to the spinal cord that resulted in almost no function of their hind limbs.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
6 July 2025
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Then the team tested the bond during real memory formation by giving mice a drug to disrupt the formation of these complexes.—
Ajdina Halilovic,
Wired News,
6 July 2025
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Why some tattoo artists push back against AI tattoo machines Of course, not everyone is excited about this change.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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The change, which was approved by commissioners and signed into law by Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, pushes the upcoming November 2025 general election to November 2026.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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“Tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tax. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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