Example Sentences

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According to the Education Department, the government will garnish wages “only after student and parent borrowers have been provided sufficient notice and opportunity to repay their loans.”

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Even though $60 a month will break her budget, if she doesn’t try, the hospital will garnish her paycheck as a home health aide.

From Washington Times • Feb. 15, 2020