across-the-board

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The move to an across-the-board tariff of 10%, with carve-outs for some kinds of goods, had already reset the competitive landscape, putting shipments from all countries on even footing.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

“Sustainability is harder but across-the-board checks point to hyperscaler multiyear spending increases,” Moore wrote in his note to clients, adding that “conviction should grow” in the company’s story.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

The administration’s intention is to replace the across-the-board charge with a series of country-specific duties through a separate process under article 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

And raising enough to replace the income tax would require across-the-board tariffs of about 80% on all imports, it added.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Their response pretty much across-the-board was to accelerate their rate of arrival, and to spread out as much as was humanly possible.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann