tariff
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, the U.S. is dialing up the economic pressure by tightening sanctions and threatening tariffs against countries that trade with Iran.
Late last year, Rome had to frantically lobby the White House not to slap 107% tariffs on Italian pasta—a national symbol—a move that would have humiliated Meloni after her efforts at friendship.
Mr. Navarro carefully avoids the use of a single number to support his theory that foreign countries rather than Americans feel the weight of tariffs.
Switzerland’s export-oriented economy, which is home to luxury watchmakers and pharmaceutical companies, was hit hard by U.S. tariffs.
“But that’s what we deal with every day, and the business doesn’t fundamentally compete on the basis of tariffs.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
