surcharge
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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
It sees a 2 percentage point increase in the surcharge to 5%, but notes there are mixed reports about this.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
"When the fuel price drops we can take that surcharge away."
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
If you go over $109,000 for the year, you’re going to pay an income-related surcharge called IRMAA.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Alabama charges a 30 percent collection fee, and Florida allows private debt collectors to tack on a 40 percent surcharge to the underlying debt.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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But diesel surcharges have climbed for some trucking, parcel and rail networks, the Barclays economists said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Transportation companies typically impose fuel surcharges that pass along higher diesel prices to their customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
That includes the cost of fuel surcharges that come on top of the contract rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Fuel surcharges on transportation contracts generally reset each week, using U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 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
More merchants, especially small businesses, in recent years have begun passing on the interchange fees they incur to consumers by surcharging them when they pay with credit cards.
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 surcharging spleen of the audience began to break in a murmuring, humming, and buzzing, from centre to gallery.
From Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 by Elizabeth Sheppard
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