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A group of child care advocates in Seattle Seattle (sēăt`əl), city (1990 pop. 516,259), seat of King co., W Wash., built on seven hills, between Elliott Bay of Puget Sound and Lake Washington; inc. 1869. , Wash., birthplace birth·place
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The place where someone is born or where something originates.
birthplace
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the place where someone was born or where something originated
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Starbuck's, wants to tax espresso drinks to improve the quality of
the city's child care, including increasing workers' wages and
helping low income families afford good care. The Early Learning and
Care Committee, which is made up of parents, teachers and child care
directors, has filed an initiative that, if enough signatures are
gathered and it is approved in November November: see month. , would add a 10-cent city tax on
each drink sold. It could raise between $7 million and $10 million
a year, they say.
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