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The $3.3 million renovations to that home were also initially paid for by the British taxpayer, however the Sussexes were required to repay that money after stepping down as working royals.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The U.S. investor here will be the Pentagon, of all agencies, which will structure the investment through penny warrants that will gain the equity stake without taxpayer cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
"With clean-up costs at sites such as Kidlington far exceeding these sums, and enforcement still lagging, the taxpayer continues to foot the bill," the Liberal Dem peer said.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“No taxpayer dollars were spent for the participation of Secretary Duffy’s family,” an opening title card assures us.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
He told them he was a taxpayer, his name was Pritchard, and he had a right to go to Mars.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
Such costs are ultimately likely to be met by taxpayers or by travellers.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Some have fought lawmakers’ efforts to contain or even quantify the costs to taxpayers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The California State Assn. of Counties said that would shift costs to local taxpayers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Ideas include capping liabilities, raising evidence standards or making it harder to hold taxpayers liable for all of the damages in cases that public entities are only partly responsible for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Dr. Rohmer said that the taxpayers were proud but not that proud.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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