deposit
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He has, however, lost his £500 every time, after failing to meet the minimum 5% of votes cast in order for his deposit to be returned.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Objections to such "frivolous" candidates date back even further - to 1918, when a £150 deposit was introduced for candidates.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
I had put down a deposit to buy a Rivian R2, but I just couldn’t see paying an extra $25,000 to $30,000 for something brand new.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Let’s say you’re putting down a $2 million deposit on real estate in Zurich.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
It was a deposit, to prove he was serious.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Their population of about 20,000 Russian citizens lives in a harsh climate, but the islands have mineral deposits including gold and silver, and rich fishing grounds.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
As it enters Assam's vast floodplains, home to some 28 million people and hemmed in by hills, it slows and deposits sediment, fuelling erosion and floods.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Financial institutions compete ferociously for deposits, and headline-grabbing promotions — with plenty of restrictions attached — are part of that competition.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
In simple terms, they are enormous mineral deposits moving through space.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The claw scoops up the necklace and deposits it.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
The perpetrators told her to drive to the sheriff’s office to settle the signature issue, then ordered her to pull over before she arrived: Bail had to be deposited all at once, not in increments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
These cores contain layers of material deposited over roughly 50 years.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
Even if he deposits the $80,000 into an IRA within 60 days, the distribution was $100,000 but only $80,000 was deposited.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026
A review by law enforcement of a Chase bank account where one of the checks was deposited showed that $22,487 was deposited in Upland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Jim was home from college, but he had a new girlfriend over in Berwind and had taken the Buick and sped off almost as soon as he deposited his laundry in the basement.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
In the video individuals are seen from afar putting their hands into the water while workers undertook cleaning work, but it did not clearly show people damaging the pool or depositing anything into it.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Researchers believe the shapes formed when groundwater moved through fractures in the bedrock, depositing minerals along those cracks.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2026
However, depositing more than $10,000 into your bank account will likely trigger a mandatory currency-transaction report to both the Internal Revenue and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network under the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026
A construction loader drove back and forth on the sidewalk, scooping up tents and depositing them in a trash truck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025
“Your mother told me to bring this for you,” Ash said, depositing the tray on the small table by the window seat.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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