taxpayer

Example Sentences

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Fearful that spending millions to fix it up would draw charges of wasting taxpayer money, prime ministers have long shied away from repairing Canada’s most well-known fixer-upper, punting decisions about its fate to their successors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Under the tax code’s current wording, the IRS said it doesn’t matter if it’s the taxpayer who is trying to bilk the IRS or if it’s a third party like an accountant.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

The revelation about the IRS seizure comes at a time of heightened scrutiny over taxpayer funds used to fight the homelessness crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Now, those taxpayer millions are peeling off and floating away in ragged, aquamarine chunks.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2026

But the American taxpayer knows it’s the truth.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey