levied

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Property taxes levied by Miami-Dade County rose 66% to $3.43 billion in the 2025-26 fiscal year from $2.07 billion in the 2019-20 fiscal year, according to county data.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“Tom has nothing to do with that video,” Steyer campaign spokesperson Sepi Esfahlani said after Porter levied the accusation on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

At the moment the 12.4% Social Security payroll tax is levied on incomes up to $184,500 a year.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Patterson expects the conflict to impact Amazon’s second-quarter guidance, although he added that the 3.5% fuel surcharge External link the company levied on third-party sellers earlier this month could mitigate the impact.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

The main charge levied against Washington was that he had made himself into a quasi king: “We have given him the powers and prerogatives of a King,” claimed one New York editorial.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis