garnished
Example Sentences
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While credit scores can suffer when borrowers are just a few months behind, entering default brings the possibility of more serious consequences, including garnished wages or Social Security payments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Social Security cannot be garnished for credit-card debt, so break the cycle of paying for two households.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
The biggest consequence for defaulted borrowers is that they could have their wages, tax returns and Social Security garnished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Most of the borrowers who are in default and see their wages garnished don’t actually need to go through this painful process.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
At one shop pilaus were being sold, mounds of saffron rice on buttered plantain leaves, glistening with ghee and garnished with red chillies and curling strips of fried onion.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
