levy

A levy that looks small compared with an investor’s fortune can absorb most of what that fortune earns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

In addition to the new levy, trading restrictions on Russian metal and the Iran War, which choked off Persian Gulf exports, have contributed to global price increases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The dueling campaigns over a Pasadena ballot measure that would levy a special tax on property owners for fire department funding are heating up in the run-up to the Nov. 3 election.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The bank levy generated £1.4bn last year and the surcharge a further £1.2bn.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

He'd returned from Rosby to deliver a fresh levy of spearmen recruited from Lord Cyles's estates and resume his command of the City Watch.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Economists at the New York Federal Reserve have found that these levies have inflicted a heavy hit on many common consumer goods.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

VAT on electricity bills was cut on Thursday, and some levies were cancelled or shifted into taxation earlier this year.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

He ordered a study of whether refined copper should face levies too but the administration hasn’t yet declared its intentions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Measure ULA, which took effect in 2023, levies a 4% transfer tax on all L.A. property sales above $5.4 million and a 5.5% tax on sales above $10.9 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"He offers him back to me without ransom, provided I withdraw my levies from His Grace and vow to fight no more."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

The allegations against Ross raised in the affidavit appear to align with claims his ex-girlfriend, influencer Jazzma Kendrick, levied against the rapper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

While accusations of AI writing have been levied at other novels, Orélien’s book is the most celebrated literary example to date.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

They’re more commonly levied on older buildings and communities with shrinking financial reserves, according to Vantaca, an HOA-management platform that works with property-management companies.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

But some states will feel the pain of Canada's retaliation more than others, with tariffs levied on C$28bn worth of US goods from steel to furniture, cosmetics and toilet paper, as of 8 September.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

If he was ordained, he would defy the edict, invoking the tenth commandment, which clearly said he was beholden to no laws beyond the ten—including any edicts levied by the Scythedom.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

From next year, Europe's biggest economy is set to join many other countries by levying a tax on sugary drinks in a bid to raise funds to support its under-pressure health system.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Prosecutors last month resolved a probe of Bethesda, Md.-based EagleBank without levying charges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

It would prohibit any state from levying taxes retroactively on people who no longer live there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026

The measure would prohibit any state from levying taxes retroactively on individuals who no longer live there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

On merchant vessels they had become a nuisance, as the sailors often made them an opportunity for levying black mail on timid and nervous passengers.

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