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
The Education Department said Friday it would delay its plans to garnish the pay of defaulted student-loan borrowers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
She’s carrying a grocery bag with coconut flakes and pistachios to garnish our ice cream.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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