abatement
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Lauren Truslow, CEO of 3D Enviro, a Virginia company that does identification and abatement of hazardous materials, said the lack of a decision on TPS has been stressful and costly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
The judge said Thursday that Meta must create a new $567 million abatement fund in addition to civil penalties of $375 million that a jury previously ordered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado and all five Los Angeles County supervisors were among the elected officials who submitted comments and letters in support of the abatement order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Residents need only call the abatement district to get a special delivery of mosquito-eating fish for their backyard at no cost.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
The three women sat talking about various miseries they had had, their cure or abatement, what had helped.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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Local governments have also offered property-tax abatements to attract the centers, which in the long run can generate revenue to fund schools and police departments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
In the 2025 fiscal year, the IRS granted first-time penalty abatements to nearly 220,000 taxpayers, Collins said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Water Street in lower Manhattan has been a popular area for the makeovers, earning it the nickname "Conversion Alley," with buildings offering a mix of luxury and affordably-priced apartments to qualify for municipal abatements.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
In 2001, Boeing moved its headquarters from Seattle, where it had been founded in 1916, to Chicago, prompted largely by tens of millions of dollars in tax abatements and other benefits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
Eight whole days it lasted, with only two slight abatements which, while they raised his hopes only to dash them, still served him mightily.
From A Maid of the Silver Sea by John Oxenham
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Twelfth Night
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