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itemize

[ahy-tuh-mahyz] / ˈaɪ təˌmaɪz /


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She does not imaginatively describe scenes so much as itemize facts about them, so the reader encounters detailed lists of what things cost, what people are wearing, what they order from menus and so on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Taxpayers who choose to itemize could be affected by two policy changes depending on their level of wealth.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

This increases the odds you itemize, clears the future AGI floor, and maximizes deductions while the rules are more favorable.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026

This deduction is available whether you itemize or take the standard deduction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

When Uncle Al discovers that city officials have yet to itemize the Fox Brothers baggage stock, a handful of nondescript horses get spirited from one stable tent to another.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Further, regardless of whether one itemizes or uses the standard deduction, an additional $6,000 deduction is available to many taxpayers over 65.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

It would help any taxpayer who itemizes deductions when filing federal income taxes, especially a homeowner who pays property levies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2024

It identifies when we lift a product from a shelf, freezer or produce bin, automatically itemizes the goods and charges us when we leave the store.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2022

These dual conflicts with her parent and within herself often materialize in the text as surreal flights of passive aggression—she carefully itemizes offenses against her and then pointedly refuses to condemn them.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 6, 2018

“My idea of her passport itemizes every feature you possess,” he said, laughing; “five feet seven; dark hair, brown eyes, regular features, small, well-shaped hands——” “Please—Captain West!”

From Special Messenger by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

Before paying medical bills, contact the provider and ask for an itemized bill that contains current procedural terminology, or CPT, codes, which are basically the lingo and the coding that the medical industry uses.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Please provide an itemized list of all costs I will incur, including underlying fund fees and expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Their itemized deductions in the funding year is significantly higher than the standard deduction, so much so that it pushes out of the 22% bracket and into the 12%.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

That is only among the dealers that provide itemized prices in writing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

“Here’s an itemized schedule of deductions from the year Kennedy was assassinated. Go have it framed!”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

The new deduction—$6,000 for individuals and $12,000 for couples filing jointly—can be used whether you are claiming the standard deduction or itemizing deductions, regardless of whether you are already taking Social Security payments.

From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026

This goes back to the hassle of itemizing donations.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 11, 2026

I’ve found myself calculating the social risk, itemizing what would work in our favor.

From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2026

Still, this year’s changes might mean you would be better off itemizing your deductions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

I first gave a general overview of my travels, itemizing the money we had received and the offers of training.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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