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Southampton City Council regulates the maximum fares for licensed hackney carriage vehicles within the city boundary, which means drivers have to "bite the bullet" and soak up those increased costs, McMillan said.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
I told him that the money he saved was what he and his wife worked for, and I saw no issue with him giving his children the maximum the Internal Revenue Service allows.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Fishermen in the San Francisco region will be allowed to catch a maximum of 160 Chinook per vessel during several open periods in May and August, and 100 on additional dates in September.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Civil aviation authority chief Aziz said that "only on two or three occasions maximum" a commercial plane delayed a landing due to Israeli military action.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
The honor of Chicago’s leading men, who prided themselves on their unsentimental—some might say ruthless—pursuit of maximum profit, was in peril.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Academic Vocabulary: Core Tier 2 Words, List 2
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Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 61-70
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