garnishment

Example Sentences

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“That garnishment actually pushed me below minimum wage. How was that legal?”

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Borrowers’ ability to leave garnishment quickly suggests that they do have money available to pay monthly; they just didn’t know how to organize lower monthly payments, such as those available through income-driven plans.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

“Actually there is a pause on that at the moment,” McMahon said in response to a question from a reporter about whether she was concerned wage garnishment would make struggling borrowers’ financial situation worse.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

It said wage garnishment is conducted only after student and parent borrowers have been provided sufficient notice and opportunity to repay their loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

And from all the world Ah Chun’s sons and daughters returned to him to suggest and advise in the garnishment of the chaste magnificence of his residences. 

From The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii by London, Jack