garnish
Example Sentences
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Well, if you have federal loans, the government can garnish up to 15% of your wages.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
But 92 minutes in Manchester quickly did for any such optimism, with the number of potential trophies that might garnish Salah's farewell swiftly halved.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Knight’s circumstances seemed especially bleak several years ago, when she defaulted on her student loans, prompting the government to garnish her wages, a major hit to her take-home pay.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
According to the Education Department, the government will garnish wages “only after student and parent borrowers have been provided sufficient notice and opportunity to repay their loans.”
From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025
Then I garnish it with a cut-up strawberry.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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