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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
Abeer Salman, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
At least 11 people are dead, and the toll is expected to rise as search efforts remain underway.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 Jan. 2025
Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
The bells of Notre Dame tolled in Paris on Friday for the first time since the 2019 fire that threatened to destroy the Parisian landmark.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The war in Gaza has also exacted a heavy toll on Israeli forces.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
At least 11 people are dead, and the toll is expected to rise as search efforts remain underway.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 Jan. 2025
Verb
If finalized, the toll authority’s plan would raise passenger car tolls 50 cents in 2026, then over the following four years at different rates for FasTrak, license plate account holders and those who must be mailed an invoice.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
The bells of Notre Dame tolled in Paris on Friday for the first time since the 2019 fire that threatened to destroy the Parisian landmark.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Faraji’s complaint also depicts Fox as underpaying workers, accusing Fox of failure to pay minimum wages, failure to pay overtime wages and failure to reimburse business expenses.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Allegations include nonpayment for all hours worked, nonpayment of overtime, not being reimbursed for business expenses and not being paid severance.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Some believe that this type of 'golden passport' encourages money laundering and tax evasion.Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Facing lower tax revenues and higher operating costs, Ms. Bass did indeed approve a budget for the fire department’s current fiscal year that was $23 million less than the previous year.Heather Knight, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The district manager claimed that no Black & Mild cigars had actually been sold because the store’s point-of-sale system would have prevented a store clerk from ringing the product through the cash register.Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Within a few days, over 12,000 homes and businesses had been destroyed as flames ringed the city.David Marston, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
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An earlier version of this story excluded other items from the quarterly result, however, analysts are only adjusting for severance costs, according to LSEG.Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
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Ethics and costs led one California DA to commute death sentences.Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
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But the president-elect's escalating rhetoric could signal a coming decline in U.S.-Canada relations, while his plan to impose across-the-board tariffs on all foreign goods is likely to have a major effect on trade.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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More politics news → Do Americans support imposing tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada?Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Following the death of Sam Moore, many of the artists inspired by the Sam and Dave singer turned to social media to pay tribute to the soul legend.Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025
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Jon Bon Jovi, who collaborated with the musician on his 2006 solo album, Overnight Sensational, paid tribute to Moore on Facebook.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Aldermen then proceeded to outmaneuver the mayor to land a budget with no property tax increase.Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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This provided $18 billion in property tax relief, with state government compensating local authorities for their loss in revenue from property taxes.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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An accompanying state constitutional amendment would set spending growth limits on the General Assembly and direct future revenue growth toward eliminating the personal income tax and corporate income tax.Jonathan Shorman and, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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South Carolina lawmakers have racked up a number of conservative policy victories in recent years (such as the enactment of income tax relief, school choice, and Certificate of Need repeal).Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toll. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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