surcharge
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Smaller carriers also lack the bargaining leverage of major fleets to demand full surcharge protections from shippers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 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
Even the Postal Service added a fuel and transportation surcharge on parcels for the first time earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
"When the fuel price drops we can take that surcharge away."
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 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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Those using leased carriers or independent trucks, which add their own fuel surcharges, are trying to get as close to a truckload as they can or limit smaller orders, she added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
He’s also paying steeper fuel surcharges for services like crop dusting.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Customers of the freight railroads have also seen higher fuel surcharges this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Transportation companies typically impose fuel surcharges that pass along higher diesel prices to their customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 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 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
"However, unless urgent action is taken to reduce the pressure on ATM operators by reversing the interchange fee reductions, NoteMachine will be forced to begin converting ATMs to surcharging," said chief executive Peter McNamara.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2019
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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