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federal

[fed-er-uhl] / ˈfɛd ər əl /






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Much of this money, GAO said, was “funded by tuition and fees paid by students,” which “indirectly include federal funds students receive in federal student aid to pay their tuition and fees.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Then, the goal was to check if applicants were entitled to receive federal benefits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

But there must be valid federal law that actually does the overriding.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

That includes 37% federal income tax, plus a 3.8% federal surtax on investment income, plus state and local taxes rising as high as 13.3% in California and 14.8% in New York City.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

It allowed him—and all slaveholders—to recover their property with the full use of the federal courts.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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