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stub

[stuhb] / stʌb /


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You can look at your latest pay stub and see your year-to-date tax withholding and your year-to-date retirement contributions, and think about whether switching to post-tax contributions would make a difference.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

Now I stub my toe, I’m limping for three weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

Heaven forbid any of these people stub a toe.

From Salon Jan. 9, 2026

When you touch a hot pan, stub your toe, or bump your head, your nervous system instantly delivers an “Ow!” that prompts you to pull back before more damage occurs.

From Science Daily Oct. 10, 2025

The stub of ear didn’t bother him, and the one eye that looked up at him was warm and questioning.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong

Liverpool's away shirt is inspired by the ticket stubs from European nights during the 1970s and 1980s.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

If one AI company stubs its toe, investors can expect other AI companies to say “ow.”

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

They’ll also have to include documentation of all household bills and expenses, showing how much they do or don’t contribute personally, as well as financial documents such as bank statements and any pay stubs.

From Salon Apr. 29, 2026

This has to be a change that has already happened and is documented on your most recent pay stubs or tax returns, he cautioned — not something projected to happen soon.

From MarketWatch Apr. 28, 2026

She fished in her pocket and brought out two stubs of chalk—one green and the other red.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Acute pain acts as a warning signal, starting when injured tissue, such as a stubbed toe, sends messages through the spinal cord to the brain.

From Science Daily Apr. 27, 2026

According to Roberts, Betts stubbed his toe after the team returned from this week’s trip on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2025

Simon Bennett, a 65-year-old semi-retired writer from Pontefract, shrugs off a suspected case of trench foot as if he had stubbed his toe.

From BBC Oct. 8, 2024

I was out for a brisk stroll, hands in my pockets when I stubbed my toe on an uneven tree grate and fell face-first to the pavement breaking my nose and scraping up my face.

From Seattle Times Dec. 31, 2023

Their Invisibility Cloak didn’t stop them making any noise, and there was a particularly tense moment when Ron stubbed his toe only yards from the spot where Snape stood standing guard.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

Maresca sent on Cole Palmer for the England forward's first appearance in two months after an injury-plagued spell that included fracturing his toe after stubbing it on a door.

From Barron's Dec. 3, 2025

So one of my recent favorites was, explain how stubbing my toe in the fourth grade taught me about adversity and why I want to be a neurosurgeon.

From New York Times Aug. 18, 2023

During an era where patience can be in short supply at the FBS-level, Pitt has stuck with Narduzzi while he’s fielded teams that have flirted with a major breakthrough while also stubbing their toes repeatedly.

From Seattle Times Nov. 22, 2021

He added, accidentally stubbing his toe on a truth, that running for president without the electoral college would involve “a totally different campaign.”

From Washington Post May 2, 2018

That’s why the pointless, toe- stubbing battle continued to rage.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor




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