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Your provisional income, as defined by the Internal Revenue Service, includes half of your Social Security benefits plus other taxable income and tax-exempt interest.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
The state law criminalizes only harassment near a house of worship, with harassment defined as conduct that places a person in reasonable fear for his safety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Their goal was to understand how people first learn the value of different options in clearly defined situations and which options they later favor when those choices are presented in new combinations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Light shaking, as defined by the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, was felt in Oakland and nearby San Leandro and Alameda, according to the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
He seemed deflated of the energy that had always defined him.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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