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beat

[beet] / bit /






NOUN
journalist's area of responsibility
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
NOUN
piece of news reported before rivals
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VERB
mix
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The rules detail how companies must calculate the Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax, known as the BEAT.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2018

Before the BEAT, they could make interest payments on internal debt that were deductible in the U.S. and taxable when the parent company received the payment someplace else.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2018

Companies such as Swiss Re AG, Western Union Co. and UBS Group AG have reported lobbying on the BEAT, according to federal records.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2018

Generally, cross-border payments for the cost of goods within a company don’t count toward the BEAT.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2018

A nearly naked child crying in the cold ought to be housed as soon as possible, but X 99 was ON HIS BEAT, and those magic words chained him to certain limits.

From Ginx's Baby: his birth and other misfortunes; a satire by Jenkins, Edward




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