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So just because it’s a gift subject to the federal gift-tax rules does not mean you would have to pay gift tax out of pocket.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
In Tesla's Model 3, for example, passengers must reach into a compartment inside the door pocket and find a release cable to manually open the rear door, according to the company's website.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Do you want to see another one?” he then said, producing a ring from his pocket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Cinematographer Brendan Galvin and editors David Rosenbloom and Joe Rosenbloom take us inside the bodyguard’s POV as he notes each pen click, pocket grasp and suspicious glance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The man took a piece of paper from his hip pocket and consulted it.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
But economists said that strict levies from the second-largest U.S. trading partner could hit pockets of the U.S. economic system particularly hard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
"We hope that by putting this extraordinary bird into millions of pockets and purses, we can spark a nationwide conversation about a species at real risk of vanishing from Britain forever."
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Instead of returning uniformly, the subdominant phase began forming in scattered pockets.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Wrries about competition from short-form video have proved to be unfounded, in Pershing Square’s view, and Netflix has deep enough pockets to pay for the higher compute costs that could come from long-form high-quality video.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Old Timothy leaned in the doorway, hands shoved deep in his pockets.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
According to forms filed with the IRS, in 2023 she pocketed $907,923, a payout that included a $495,000 bonus, a number that exceeded her base pay at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
In the 1990s, Murrin and her husband used an accountant who cooked up bogus deductions and pocketed a share of the wrongly-inflated tax refunds.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
By that time, investors pocketed a 78% gain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Cameron Smith and Sergio Garcia each received $131,625 for a share of 40th place and Richard Bland pocketed $126,000 for coming 46th out of 57.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
He pulled Sirius’s reply off Pigwidgeon’s leg, Harry pocketed it, and they hurried back to Gryffindor Tower to read it.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
But with rebates flowing, counterparties are now suing some of these companies for pocketing those higher costs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
Rather, they are doing arbitrage, such as buying a bond while selling an equivalent futures contract to another investor, pocketing the difference in price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
A 2017 investigation by NPR and Frontline documented numerous examples of waste and fraud, including one developer pocketing tax credits without building the required housing.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Each case is eligible for up to $3 million, with attorneys pocketing between 33% and 45% in fees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
I take a step away from her, pocketing the vial again.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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