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The Thai authorities have deployed hundreds of police officers to keep an eye on the city's entertainment zones, and warned local businesses not to overcharge their American guests.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

“It is reprehensible to overcharge and take advantage of wildfire victims who were in desperate need of housing as they fled their homes from raging fires last year,” Los Angeles County Dist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

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

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

If the battery is charged daily, it should receive an overcharge once a week, or if charged less frequently, an overcharge should be given at least once every two weeks.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Samuel McMeen

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

Battery experts said it’s unlikely that a wireless signal alone — with no physical alterations — could cause thermal runaway, which typically occurs when a battery overheats, sustains physical damage or overcharges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2024

"And yet that old brigand overcharges you," said the barber.

From Maitre Cornelius by Honoré de Balzac

For some that's because they do not want their supplier to estimate their usage in case they are overcharged.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

The base fee also protects the customer, in theory, from being overcharged.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

Gosling stayed in character for the most part as an annoyed hotel patron who’s been overcharged for visits from the “Goo Goo Man.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2026

They were certain the bill overcharged them by twenty-two dollars.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

They accuse Pulido of wildly overcharging the Venezuelan government and laundering the profits through bank accounts abroad, including in the US.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

"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

I believe this is a legitimate case of timeshare overcharging.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026

“You had a lot of dealerships in the Covid era that were overcharging, to say the least,” said Eric Frehsée, president of the Tamaroff Group in the Detroit area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 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