deduction
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Eleven days later Southampton learned their fate and were thrown out of the play-offs and given a four-point deduction for this season.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Because fund contributions don’t qualify for the non-itemizer deduction, and grants out of the fund aren’t deductible either.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
If you can make use of the $6,000 extra senior deduction for both you and your spouse, all the better.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Alongside last season's punishment, Southampton will start the new Championship campaign with a four-point deduction.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
His signature was not the smoking six-shooter; instead, like Sherlock Holmes, he relied upon the startling powers of reason and deduction, the ability to observe what the Watsons of the world merely saw.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Non-itemizers can now claim a new $2,000 charitable deduction each year over five years, that’s $10,000 in deductions, worth roughly $2,200.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
They give $15,000 a year, and their other itemized deductions equate to about $12,000.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
It’s not just work, though, where these deductions are made.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
However, a landlord could make deductions from the tenancy deposit at the end of the tenancy for proven pet-related damage.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
If they hoped to finish well, the Fugees needed to win and to avoid getting any red cards, which brought point deductions.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
Vocabulary lists containing deduction
Argumentative Writing
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Argumentative Writing, List 2
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