Example Sentences

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Taxpayers built our system to support all students with pathways between community colleges and Cal State and UC campuses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Scott Kaufman, legislative director for the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn., believes the legislation is on solid footing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The split boils down to a divergence on philosophy, said Andrew Wilford, director of state policy at the right-leaning National Taxpayers Union Foundation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

"Taxpayers deserve value for money but the bottom line of any bid means nothing if the social and economic value to our communities is not properly taken into account."

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Taxpayers had to make payments in grain, hemp, or tobacco rather than inflated paper money alone.

From The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 by Virginia. History, Government, and Geography Service