Example Sentences

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They have been earmarked for possible clearance at the taxpayers' expense as part of the government's waste crime action plan.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

“I will treat the city’s money and the taxpayers’ money as if it were my own money.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

As a result, many of the details about taxpayers’ investments remain out of public view.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

A rise in the Treasury General Account mirrors a simultaneous decline in the total stock of bank reserves as payments flow from taxpayers’ bank accounts to the Treasury.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

You’re wasting your parents’ money and the taxpayers’ money.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini