Example Sentences

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There is an additional problem, too: Taxes on gasoline are supposed to charge drivers for some of the costs their driving imposes on everyone else – carbon emissions, local air pollution, congestion and crashes.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

Taxes on housing developers in the UK are already used to fund local infrastructure, including GP surgeries.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Frantz, a retired pathobiologist, opposes both override options as part of the Alliance for Fair Taxes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Taxes are a complicated task and it shouldn’t hurt anyone’s ego to ask for help.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Taxes could not be raised, so the quality of education would be cut.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove