levied

Example Sentences

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The GP services near these new homes would be funded by taxes levied on developers, the party says.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Otherwise, automakers levied the fee to help cover the expense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

In the Oregon lawsuit, the National Assn. of Wholesaler-Distributors alleges a state-sanctioned product responsibility organization levied fees on trade group members that were onerous and opaque.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

And tariffs, of course, are “a tax levied on imported goods and services.”

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2026

The main charge levied against Washington was that he had made himself into a quasi king: “We have given him the powers and prerogatives of a King,” claimed one New York editorial.

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