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[stuhb] / stʌb /


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For many people, a year-end pay stub will have all the numbers a tax professional needs to determine which pay is eligible for the tax break, Steber said.

From MarketWatch Apr. 14, 2026

But the definition of what kinds of overtime pay qualify is much trickier than just looking at the overtime line on a pay stub.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

When you touch a hot pan, stub your toe, or bump your head, your nervous system instantly delivers an “Ow!” that prompts you to pull back before more damage occurs.

From Science Daily Oct. 10, 2025

The following month, after a member of the congregation took up the position of treasurer, it was discovered the cheque stub for the £10,000 transaction bore the name Northern Ireland Organs Limited.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2024

She wrote Charlie that night after curfew in the flickering light of a forbidden stub of candle.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

Liverpool's away shirt is inspired by the ticket stubs from European nights during the 1970s and 1980s.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

If one AI company stubs its toe, investors can expect other AI companies to say “ow.”

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

They’ll also have to include documentation of all household bills and expenses, showing how much they do or don’t contribute personally, as well as financial documents such as bank statements and any pay stubs.

From Salon Apr. 29, 2026

This has to be a change that has already happened and is documented on your most recent pay stubs or tax returns, he cautioned — not something projected to happen soon.

From MarketWatch Apr. 28, 2026

It’s full of letters, ticket stubs, receipts, scribbled notes.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Acute pain acts as a warning signal, starting when injured tissue, such as a stubbed toe, sends messages through the spinal cord to the brain.

From Science Daily Apr. 27, 2026

According to Roberts, Betts stubbed his toe after the team returned from this week’s trip on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2025

Simon Bennett, a 65-year-old semi-retired writer from Pontefract, shrugs off a suspected case of trench foot as if he had stubbed his toe.

From BBC Oct. 8, 2024

“It’s never going to be perfect, and today there were some times we stubbed our toe,” Cousins said.

From Seattle Times Oct. 10, 2022

When the famous Dr. Johnson was told of Berkeley’s opinion, he cried, “I refute it thus!” and stubbed his toe on a large stone.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

Maresca sent on Cole Palmer for the England forward's first appearance in two months after an injury-plagued spell that included fracturing his toe after stubbing it on a door.

From Barron's Dec. 3, 2025

So one of my recent favorites was, explain how stubbing my toe in the fourth grade taught me about adversity and why I want to be a neurosurgeon.

From New York Times Aug. 18, 2023

After busting a big toe by stubbing it on her coffee table, Burke never goes barefoot.

From Washington Post Jul. 30, 2022

During an era where patience can be in short supply at the FBS-level, Pitt has stuck with Narduzzi while he’s fielded teams that have flirted with a major breakthrough while also stubbing their toes repeatedly.

From Seattle Times Nov. 22, 2021

He looks over at Magic Eye, who is stubbing his cigar on the sole of his boot.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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