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And the sorts of dollar amounts for this work — for wildlife conservation, overall — are almost imperceptible compared to other federal line items.
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Benji Jones, Vox, 26 Feb. 2025
As the Maryland General Assembly struggles with a catastrophic budget deficit and substantive cuts made by Gov. Wes Moore to important social and educational needs, there is one budget line item that still remains 100% funded.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2025
Hayes said this is not about line items in the budget.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2025
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The controversy started in a very Washington way: as a line item in a government spreadsheet buried on the State Department's website.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025
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Benji Jones, Vox, 26 Feb. 2025
As the Maryland General Assembly struggles with a catastrophic budget deficit and substantive cuts made by Gov. Wes Moore to important social and educational needs, there is one budget line item that still remains 100% funded.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2025
Hayes said this is not about line items in the budget.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2025
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The controversy started in a very Washington way: as a line item in a government spreadsheet buried on the State Department's website.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for line item
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“Line item.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20item. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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