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estate tax

NOUN
tax on a deceased person's estate
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A blockbuster Newhouse estate sale signaled renewed confidence at the top of the art market, with works by abstract painter and sculptor leading a night of records for Mark Rothko and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

When I was a kid I bought a used bowling trophy at an estate sale.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

That already shatters the current record price garnered by a basketball card — the $5.9 million paid for the 2009-10 Panini National Treasures Stephen Curry Logoman Autograph card in a 2021 private estate sale.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

The song selection, "Shakey Jake" by Joe McPhee, spins on a '60s-style turntable one might encounter at an estate sale or a museum.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2025

Granddaddy had read about it in the Austin papers and had bought it from an estate sale, the bird having outlived its previous owner.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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