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Lawyers for the plaintiffs estimated that the lack of competition in the repair market allowed dealers to overcharge by $190 million to $387 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

The HUD figure, which is based on Census data for typical apartment rents in an area, is used to ensure landlords cannot overcharge low-income residents with housing choice vouchers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025

In practice, many insurers overcharge the federal government hundreds of billions of dollars in inflated estimates, often by adding diagnosis codes that make individuals appear sicker on paper than they are in reality.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2024

Due to this capture, Google is able to overcharge text-ad clients and shroud its actual terms in secrecy in a way that it hasn’t with more visually oriented ads.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2024

Also complains of overcharge for candles at his hotel.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, November 11, 1893 by Various

And earlier this year, a jury found that Live Nation was an illegal monopoly, following years of criticism that the company stifles competition and overcharges fans, but analysts say a breakup is unlikely.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

“The companies pulled their punches, and one company was left being the sole bidder on the contract and that involved a lot of overcharges to the good people of Texas,” Slater said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

State officials in Florida sued the company last year, claiming it overbilled the state by nearly $5.8 million for pandemic-response work and refused repayment after the overcharges were identified.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025

Tap again when leaving a station to avoid overcharges.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

Napoleon examined his domestic bills himself, detected overcharges and errors.

From How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune by Orison Swett Marden

Alasdair Ibbotson, a councillor for Penyffordd, first raised the concern that passengers were being overcharged by the system in July.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Devices are at most risk when they are overcharged, malfunctioning or damaged, which can cause components to break down and release excess heat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

Which? claims that since 2015 Apple has effectively locked users into its services and overcharged them as a result.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

“This agreement protects patients from unnecessary treatment or getting overcharged, ensures access to medical care and legal representation, and strengthens safety measures.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

At the restaurant she insisted that the waitress had overcharged her for her milk shake, even though the price was right there on the menu.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

"Half, 86, involved overcharging, and another 35 involved unlicensed operators, and there were probably more because often tourists don't complain," she said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

But universities got greedy and abused the system by overcharging the government for overhead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

It says that computer glitches are suspected to be behind more than 24,000 cases of child support overcharging, resulting in £4.3m in inflated charges.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

I believe this is a legitimate case of timeshare overcharging.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026

The prosecutor is also free to file more charges against a defendant than can realistically be proven in court, so long as probable cause arguably exists—a practice known as overcharging.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander