IRS
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Internal Revenue Service
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insulin resistance syndrome: a condition associated with diabetes mellitus in which higher than normal levels of insulin are present in the blood to compensate for the failure of normal insulin levels to perform their function
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From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Don’t forget that large tax refunds mean the IRS has been allowed to hold your money interest-free.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
The average individual tax refund was up 11% on a year-over-year basis, to $3,571, they said, citing IRS data for the eight weeks through March 20.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
If taxpayers don’t supply information, the IRS will eventually send a paper check, but the time frame isn’t specified.
From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026
“I’ll have to remember that. I’m talking about the girl in the magazine section, in the purple shirt, and the boy in the tax section, reading Your Guide to the IRS upside down.”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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