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stub

[stuhb] / stʌb /


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For many people, a year-end pay stub will have all the numbers a tax professional needs to determine which pay is eligible for the tax break, Steber said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

But the definition of what kinds of overtime pay qualify is much trickier than just looking at the overtime line on a pay stub.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Heaven forbid any of these people stub a toe.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2026

What was billed as a battle of heavyweights might instead come down to who manages to stub their toe less.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

Lupita wrote slowly and carefully with a pencil stub, trying to give the impression that they were welcome and had found good jobs.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty




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