deduction
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Donors receive no tax deduction for contributions to accounts.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The likely punishment is uncertain but, according to Premier League rules, City could face a substantial points deduction, a fine or even expulsion from the top division.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
In fact, the furthest it has ever gone in disciplinary matters was issuing a 10-point deduction to Everton in 2023 for breaching spending rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
This would take the deduction rates, which currently range from 25% to 30%, to 100% on new projects, according to a report from BMO Capital Markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
There is nevertheless a nagging suspicion among some astronomers that all may not be right with the deduction, from the red shifts of galaxies via the Doppler effect, that the universe is expanding.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
If sanctions ensure relegation and include further points deductions that stretch over multiple seasons, attracting top players will of course be harder.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
No sanction has yet been decided upon but City could face substantial points deductions, a fine or even expulsion from the top division.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
When it brings down the hammer, the league has historically favored fines and points deductions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
That theoretically could include retrospectively-applied points deductions, or the stripping of titles.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
It took some inspired deductions by the astronomer William Herschel to work out that they were nowhere near planet sized but much smaller.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing deduction
Argumentative Writing
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Argumentative Writing, List 2
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