as in to ring
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
let the church bells joyously toll on this most happy occasion
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Recent Examples of toll
Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Binder says that violent videos and images can take a toll on one's mental health.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
The crowd, filled with marching bands in town for a special Jubilee weekend, erupted in cheers and music as the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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Verb
Dramatically scaling up the number of spaceflights would take its toll on Earth’s environment.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Binder says that violent videos and images can take a toll on one's mental health.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
Specifically, the law allows the Indiana Department of Transportation to submit a request to the Federal Highway Administration for a waiver to toll lanes on interstate highways.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
The crowd, filled with marching bands in town for a special Jubilee weekend, erupted in cheers and music as the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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When the shot rang out, Nathalie tried to reach her daughter, but the melee of panicked runners forced her out a side gate.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Democrats did not get very far into this new wave of 2024 second-guessing before a gunshot rang out in Utah.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Snowflake, one of the most popular cloud data warehouse platforms, often ranks as a company’s second-largest IT expense after its primary cloud provider.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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He is sponsored by spirits and supplement companies who help pay his travel expenses, but still works in construction during the off-season.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Under reforms announced by the government in July, LTAFs will be available to eligible investors from April 2026 through a Stock and Shares Individual Savings Accounts (ISA), which like SIPPs do not incur tax on capital gains.—
Jenni Reid,Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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The exact tax rate hasn’t been set.—
Kevin Richert,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The ultra-low-cost model clearly isn't providing customer satisfaction, even if the fares look cheap.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Scientists have developed a low-cost, compact power module that can be used in data centers, microreactors, and heavy-duty vehicles.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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If a company commits to build domestically, it should be required to place those production facilities into service before receiving tariff exemptions or other government support.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Mexico's government has also proposed to raise tariffs on vehicles coming from Asia, particularly China, to 50% from the current 20% as part of a broad overhaul of import levies that the government planned to protect its local industries.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Bargatze’s bit is predicated on the fact that most awards show speeches are self-indulgent, rambling tributes to other celebrities, which is fine.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Vance's tribute is expected to reflect on Kirk's legacy and his role in shaping conservative youth movements.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Miami-Dade’s fire union fought Levine Cava over her plan to stop using a countywide property tax to fund four Fire Rescue helicopters that land throughout Miami-Dade.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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The prime minister has now lost two senior officials in a week, after his deputy, Angela Rayner, resigned Friday over her failure to pay enough property tax.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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In other words, the label matters not just for income tax, but for information returns, penalties and foreign reporting responsibilities as well.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Companies also weigh the availability of skilled workers and hiring expenses shaped by housing costs and income tax rates.—
Tina Chen,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toll. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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