IRS
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Internal Revenue Service
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insulin resistance syndrome: a condition associated with diabetes mellitus in which higher than normal levels of insulin are present in the blood to compensate for the failure of normal insulin levels to perform their function
Example Sentences
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Fontanini of Lion Street says such transactions may not withstand IRS scrutiny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The IRS is starting to catch up with the taxes of influencers and content creators.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Just because Sami’s meet-and-greet expenses didn’t result in deductions on his taxes, Moll said it doesn’t necessarily mean the IRS wouldn’t allow it elsewhere.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
At the end of 2025, traditional IRAs held about $15 trillion while Roth IRAs held about $2 trillion, according to IRS data and estimates by the Investment Company Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“I’ll have to remember that. I’m talking about the girl in the magazine section, in the purple shirt, and the boy in the tax section, reading Your Guide to the IRS upside down.”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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