amounts

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Per the city’s regulations, the actor will have to pay a 4% levy on the sale price of his home—which amounts to $274,000.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

But rain was on the way, which would sweep massive amounts of sediment from the denuded hillsides into the water.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Both companies have also raised record amounts of private investment to meet their ambitions, a process that may have reached its limits, forcing a turn to Wall Street for still more funding.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The economists note that adjustments to retail fuel prices will now be more managed, given government regulation enforcing minimum amounts of rollbacks in fuel prices across all oil companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“I suspect it all amounts to greed,” she whispered.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan