garnishment

Example Sentences

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Pressley has introduced the Ending Administrative Wage Garnishment Act, which would “protect borrowers by ending garnishment as a tool writ large for student debt collection by the federal government, regardless of who’s in office.”

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

In addition, advocates and attorneys that work with borrowers say they have yet to see a large influx of borrowers subject to wage garnishment.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

Wage garnishment typically begins after borrowers have missed payments for 270 days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

So far it has been used mostly for garnishment of other dishes, and it is only recently that the Hof Brau has been making a specialty of them.

From Bohemian San Francisco Its restaurants and their most famous recipes—The elegant art of dining. by Edwords, Clarence E. (Clarence Edgar)