surcharge
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Starbucks has been winning back customers with changes that range from bringing back the condiment bar to getting rid of a surcharge for nondairy milk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Trucks also drive what are called “empty miles,” or miles driven between shipments, that are not covered by a surcharge.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
In an earlier phase of the dispute, Ontario imposed a temporary 25-percent surcharge on electricity exports to three US states.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
The tariffs, announced in late July, impose a surcharge of 50% on a long list of Canadian goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Shadow knew that the phone companies whacked a three-dollar surcharge on every call made from a prison phone.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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You can only avoid or reduce surcharges if the gain resulted from a “life-changing event,” such as retirement or death of a spouse, according to the Social Security Administration.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Rising diesel prices have been a headwind but one that companies, particularly larger operators, have been managing for years by tacking on fuel surcharges.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
CMA CGM said it would impose low-water surcharges on container shipments to Brazil’s inland port of Manaus, with vessel-draft limitations expected to reduce transport capacity on the Amazon River.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The airline has adjusted fuel surcharges multiple times since the war broke out in February.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 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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Condo owners and renters on average were surcharged less.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
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 new settlement being discussed also would involve surcharging, the people said.
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
In order to utilize the stock of the latter envelopes, therefore, the Department decided on surcharging them down to a 2 cent value.
From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Clifton Armstrong Howes
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