abatement
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Lauren Truslow, CEO of 3D Enviro, a Virginia company that does identification and abatement of hazardous materials, said the lack of a decision on TPS has been stressful and costly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Residents need only call the abatement district to get a special delivery of mosquito-eating fish for their backyard at no cost.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
That means asking a judge, guided by a plaintiffs’ expert and his abatement plan, to decide how social media should work for hundreds of millions of users.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The change is going to help “hundreds of thousands” of taxpayers who were in the dark about the existing abatement process, according to Erin Collins, the IRS’s national taxpayer advocate.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
The research was part of a study examining lead abatement methods, and all families involved were black.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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Local governments have also offered property-tax abatements to attract the centers, which in the long run can generate revenue to fund schools and police departments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
In the 2025 fiscal year, the IRS granted first-time penalty abatements to nearly 220,000 taxpayers, Collins said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Water Street in lower Manhattan has been a popular area for the makeovers, earning it the nickname "Conversion Alley," with buildings offering a mix of luxury and affordably-priced apartments to qualify for municipal abatements.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
In 2001, Boeing moved its headquarters from Seattle, where it had been founded in 1916, to Chicago, prompted largely by tens of millions of dollars in tax abatements and other benefits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
It was not until 1834 that abatements towards superannuation were imposed by statute.
From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Herbert Joyce
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