abatement
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This "indicates conditions for corals are worsening significantly... not at all surprising given the accelerated warming and lack of abatement of global drivers of coral decline", said Obura.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The abatement reduced the most recent annual tax bill on his Manhattan apartment by $14,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Lauren Truslow is chief executive of 3D Enviro, a Virginia company that does hazardous materials abatement with a handful of workers affected by the TPS expiration for El Salvador.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
It was awarded nearly $1 billion in damages and abatement funds and Meta was ordered to make a number of changes to its apps similar to the ones laid out in the recent settlement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Department of Health and Human Services launched an investigation and concluded that the study’s consent forms “failed to provide an adequate description” of the different levels of lead abatement in the homes.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
Local governments have also offered property-tax abatements to attract the centers, which in the long run can generate revenue to fund schools and police departments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
In the 2025 fiscal year, the IRS granted first-time penalty abatements to nearly 220,000 taxpayers, Collins said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Water Street in lower Manhattan has been a popular area for the makeovers, earning it the nickname "Conversion Alley," with buildings offering a mix of luxury and affordably-priced apartments to qualify for municipal abatements.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
What Chicago offered, however, were tax abatements and other benefits worth $60 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024
In later editions he had to make large abatements, and now much of the evidence in the latest edition would have to be withdrawn or otherwise applied.
From The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants by Sir J. William Dawson
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