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tariff

[tar-if] / ˈtær ɪf /


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The yarn is subject to a recent 25% U.S. tariff on most Brazilian imports.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

All eyes are on Taylor Farms and their contaminated lettuce, Trump tries a new tariff tactic, and Japan’s prime minister claims to barely sleep.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2026

"The administration has been careful not to exceed the tariff levels agreed to in bilateral agreements," Cutler said.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

“The focus is likely to shift towards exemptions, country-specific negotiations, sectoral investigations and the risk of additional tariff rounds,” he added.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

The tariff controversy was settled, but it hinted at a greater problem.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

The so-called de minimis exemption had allowed goods valued at $800 or less to enter the US without paying any tariffs.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The president has replaced expiring tariffs with a host of new ones.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Woldenberg said the latest 10% to 12.5% tariffs under Section 301 are “incontrovertibly inflationary” for the U.S. economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

A tumultuous year marred by wildfires, tariffs, immigration raids, increasing rent and labor costs saw some of the city’s most famous restaurants closing, from Michelin-starred fine dining to cozy mom-and-pop spots.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

It recognized England’s right to retain tariffs on American exports while granting English imports most-favored status in the United States; it implicitly accepted English impressment of American sailors.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Customs and Border Protection official recently told the trade court that companies will have to do their own accounting and upload a spreadsheet listing each wrongly tariffed good and the amount owed.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

Will retailers seek out customers who paid higher prices on products that were tariffed to hand them refunds?

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2026

Importers have been agile in switching their supply chains away from the most highly tariffed countries.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2026

The fires sidelined a critical Novelis factory in New York, forcing Ford to import heavily tariffed aluminum until the plant is fully back online, which Ford expects will be sometime between May and September.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

I presume if the siege lasts long enough, dogs, rats, and cats will be tariffed.

From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Labouchere, Henry

This is why the surreal stories about the US tariffing rarely visited islands only inhabited by penguins matter.

From BBC Apr. 5, 2025

“You can’t be tariffing people at the same exact time that you’re negotiating a detailed arrangement with them,” Mr. Ross said, while describing them as a cocked pistol.

From New York Times May 21, 2018

He had something to do with the high cost of tariffing.

From Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be by Gordon, Irwin Leslie

The exportation of the national specie was still forbidden, and more than once the State found itself obliged to return to the question of the tariffing of its coinage.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur




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