excise
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McClarkin, at the BBPA, has been analysing excise duty on beer.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
They did that because they don’t face the same excise tax on those fees that they do on fares.
From Slate ● May 12, 2026
State‑run retailers have yet to raise pump prices, with the government instead cutting excise duties on fuel.
From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 2026
Germans paid an average of $8.75 a gallon in March, more than half of which stemmed from value-added taxes and fuel excise duties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Moss wished he could reach inside of his brain and excise the part of it that tormented him.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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When you start googling about the emoluments clause, the first thing that keeps coming up is “What ever happened to the emoluments clause,” as though it was excised from the Constitution.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
The movie is more condensed than the novel; Hitchcock accepted that the film medium cannot access the inner thoughts of a human being, and so significant swaths of the book were excised.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
As for why some material was excised, the reasons vary.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026
Simi Valley was excised from the district, while Hidden Hills, parts of Palmdale, Lancaster and nearby high-desert areas were added to the district.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
She had meticulously excised each car, leaving only its shadow.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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They’re dead-set on excising any shagginess that doesn’t fit their hidebound worldview, attacking textbooks and museums that dare to push beyond a straightforward explanation.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
This statue yassifies Trump, sucking out his buccal fat, virilizing his features, carefully excising all of the dainty feyness that, whether he likes it or not, is crucial to capturing the unique Trump disposition.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
You will respect your stepdaughter’s position by excising her from the trust, while ensuring you don’t leave a lot of swag for your stepson to squander.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 20, 2025
In a fast-changing economy, businesses are automating some entry-level roles and excising middle layers of their org charts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
M. Chauvin, by the aid of a complicated instrument with barbed points, drew out the mucous fold as far as possible before excising.
From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Peter Charles Remondino
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