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That might include garnishing wages and tax refunds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The Education Department announced that it would start garnishing the wages of borrowers in default on their loans early next year.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

Department of Education will begin garnishing wages from approximately 1,000 defaulted student loan borrowers early next year.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

The U.N. has also sought to block North Koreans from working overseas in the hopes of preventing North Korea from garnishing the wages of such laborers.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2023

When used for garnishing they may be moistened a little on one side with white of egg, and will then stick to the dish sufficiently to hold in place.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary