deduction
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If you lie dead still and your pulse plummets, the algorithm might assume you’re in deep sleep—a reasonable deduction, but still a guess.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
More than 7.5 million Americans took advantage of this provision this year, claiming an average deduction of $7,000, according to the US Treasury.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
This year, the company raised the biweekly payroll deduction for a single worker to $50, from $40.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Sheffield United is financially healthy, unlike under Prince Abdullah when the club incurred a points deduction for missing payments to football creditors.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Further use of her powers of deduction would have to wait.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
As a result, they owe higher Medicare income-based Irmaa premiums; they won’t get $12,000 of senior deductions enacted last year; and they’ll owe the 3.8% surtax on part of their investment income, among other things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
He said the debt influenced his decision to turn down a higher-paying job offer that would have triggered even steeper loan deductions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Chelsea's recent punishment for breaching rules relating to payments to agents was not comparable to points deductions for Profitability and Sustainability Rules.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Non-itemizers can now claim a new $2,000 charitable deduction each year over five years, that’s $10,000 in deductions, worth roughly $2,200.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
There was a horrid ache in his chest from TimeStar’s sharp confession and his own keen deductions.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
Vocabulary lists containing deduction
Argumentative Writing
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Argumentative Writing, List 2
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