surcharge
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Returning the surcharge to its previous level could raise around £2bn a year.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The “slop bowl” became internet shorthand for the familiar fast-casual mash-up — grains, greens, globally inspired protein, sauce, perhaps an avocado surcharge — assembled with the logic of a cafeteria line and an over-$10 price.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
He’s referring to the city’s decision to post an online list of some 900,000 homeowners, including their names, addresses and property values, that it said were “related” to the surcharge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
He was also fined £500 at Guildford Magistrates' Court and ordered to pay £320 in costs and a surcharge.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
When the eldest son was gone Wang Lung felt the house was purged of some surcharge of unrest and it was a relief to him.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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The railroad operator reported a profit of $1.05 billion and revenue of $4.02 billion in the third quarter, driven by fuel surcharges and higher freight volumes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Jeremy Phillips, from Barette Plant Hire, said it "hasn't been too much of an issue so far, but that fuel surcharges are being added to hourly rates".
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
But diesel surcharges have climbed for some trucking, parcel and rail networks, the Barclays economists said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Interest from Treasurys is exempt from state tax but is taxed federally as income, which can push one’s income above thresholds that trigger Medicare premium surcharges, Um noted.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
On top of that, probation officers in most states can require that an individual dedicate 35 percent of his or her income toward the payment of fines, fees, surcharges, and restitution charged by numerous agencies.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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Homeowners would not be surcharged for commercial losses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
Of the 777 surcharged penalty notices issued for LEZ contraventions in July, 689 were for a second breach where the penalty rate was £120.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2023
“An innovative app or website or startup may never get off the ground because it could be surcharged to death, buried in search results or ripped off completely.”
From The Verge ● Jun. 13, 2022
While city leaders shrug their shoulders at trash-strewn encampments, Seattle homeowners can rest assured that any additional trash left outside the bin on collection day will be appropriately surcharged.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
In spite of his calm demeanor, calm voice, he was charged and surcharged with a will to action, a readiness to take and enjoy any desperate chance.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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Other terms of this proposed settlement include more options for credit surcharging.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2025
The agreement would have created a little more flexibility for merchants that want to charge consumers extra when they pay by credit card, a practice known as surcharging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
“The delay has helped, especially since the biggest publisher, Canada’s Transcontinental,” has offered to absorb the cost burden of the tariffs instead of surcharging its clients.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2025
Cars and light-goods vehicles face fines of up to £480 per day for repeated breaches of the rules, known as surcharging, with penalties of up to £960 for buses and HGVs.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023
The perfume of the flowers, heavily surcharging the dewless air, seemed to awaken and impress her.
From In the Valley by Harold Frederic
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