taxpayer

Example Sentences

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Her team also navigated the city’s complex matching funds program, which quickly secured $1.25 million in taxpayer money to power her campaign.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“The deal included clear benefits, including county ownership of the facility and a structure that would allow the acquisition to pay for itself over time without spending taxpayer dollars,” Levine Cava said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

But you could argue most of the money was effectively stolen from the uncle rather than the taxpayer.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

But investing in coal in 2026 is akin to “a taxpayer bailout to build new phone booths,” said Kit Kennedy, managing director for power at the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Everyone—even those who had not had diversity training at taxpayer expense—knew that even though it was correct to recognize a person's ethnicity, it was not correct to comment upon it in public.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg