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gift

[gift] / gɪft /




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He wasn’t the guest Cindy had expected, but surprises are a gift in nursing homes, which can be realms of rigid routine.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Forbes’ top editor was fired over one hell of a gift.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

Same gift, same charities but $15,000 less income she is taxed on.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

"The fuss they've made about this so-called donation, gift or whatever it is - I think it is ridiculous," she said.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

His gift of Twitch’s name was well received.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

If you’re 70½ or older, use both: the QCD for annual gifts that offset your RMD, the fund for the multiyear block.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Farage announced his surprise resignation on July 7 amid a parliamentary probe into allegations he and Reform's deputy, Richard Tice, failed to declare financial gifts.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

The system encourages him to sleep in on Mondays and travel less on weekdays, and helps him organize his calendar and pick out gifts for friends.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

However, there is an exemption for gifts and benefits that are "purely personal".

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Not like you young people today who get store-bought gifts.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

“He’s very, very gifted on a granular level as an actor.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Sebastian gifted the painting to his father, Alexander Fernandez.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Sachie Mikawa said she was "heartbroken" when her trumpet, gifted to her by her late father, and her vintage melodica went missing from the Rotunda Theatre earlier this week.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

None of the companies gifted with a government investment is in financial trouble; all have access to the vibrant U.S. capital markets.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

He spent hours at the table making pictures, but interestingly, Vincent’s family did not think of him as a particularly gifted artist as a child, though he clearly showed prowess early on.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Warren Buffett did not donate to the Gates Foundation this year, ending a two-decade run of gifting Berkshire Hathaway shares to the philanthropy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

That means if you use the funds for things like investing or gifting to family, the interest doesn’t qualify.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

While individuals who are at least age 70 ½ can gift using QCDs, the gifting tools are typically used starting at age 73 to manage the tax consequences of mandatory withdrawals from IRAs.

From Barron's May 9, 2026

WLF responded by naming Sun a corporate advisor and gifting him an additional billion tokens, then valued at $15 million.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2026

I don’t think Ma could have spent five minutes in this place without running to her car and gifting it some good, high-quality bookends.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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