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A draft agreement would give Tehran oversight of ships entering the Persian Gulf but wouldn’t let it levy tolls or service fees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

He replaced those with a 10-percent global levy, which expired in July.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

If approved, the measure would mark the first time Japan has lowered a sales-tax rate since introducing the levy in 1989.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

The US had originally imposed a 10% levy on Scotch whisky in April 2025.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

The decisions were made by the army captain, who each morning collected an extraordinary levy for the defense of public order.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The levies will be administered by the Commerce Department under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Companies that commit to building manufacturing facilities in the U.S. can apply for exemptions from the levies, which take effect on Dec. 4, 2026, according to the proclamation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

But the measures sparked outcry at home and abroad from firms facing an abrupt rise in taxes on shipments entering the US, and worries that the levies would lead to higher prices.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

But the petroleum products are masked in manifests — labeled waste material, lubricants, residues and other items not subject to the high taxes that Mexico levies on imported fuel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Their footsteps echoed through the vault as they made their lead the Barrowton levies himself.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

By contrast, canals such as Panama or Suez, which are man‑made waterways, may be subject to tolls levied by the states that control them.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

The biggest fine levied against the GEO Group was for failure to establish and maintain “effective written procedures to reduce employee risk of exposure to aerosol transmissible disease.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

He has previously suggested the tax could be used to scrap stamp duty, which is levied when you buy a new property or land.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

The fine is the largest ever imposed on a single company in South Korea and far exceeds penalties levied previously for data breaches at other companies such as SK Telecom and KT.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

That whole week Baby Kochamma eavesdropped relentlessly on the twins’ private conversations, and whenever she caught them speaking in Malayalam, she levied a small fine which was deducted at source.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Prosecutors last month resolved a probe of Bethesda, Md.-based EagleBank without levying charges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Known for its bright-yellow planes with “Howdy” painted on the wing tips, Spirit was lauded for ratcheting up competition for travelers’ dollars—and reviled for levying charges on everything from water to printed boarding passes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

It would prohibit any state from levying taxes retroactively on people who no longer live there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026

He contradicts her account at times, levying fresh accusations.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025

And this is exactly what happens in the question respecting the comparative advantages and inconveniencies of the two modes of levying taxes.

From An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Garnier, Germain