across-the-board

Example Sentences

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The leading cause of this slowdown, and population declines elsewhere, was an across-the-board drop in immigration to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

By coincidence, a threatened 15% across-the-board tariff isn’t terribly different, in average rate, from the potpourri of tariffs in effect before the Supreme Court decision.

From The Wall Street Journal

The move to an across-the-board tariff of 10%, with carve-outs for some kinds of goods, had already reset the competitive landscape, putting shipments from all countries on even footing.

From BBC

And raising enough to replace the income tax would require across-the-board tariffs of about 80% on all imports, it added.

From Barron's

The president said he would instead impose an across-the-board 10% tariff on imports on global trade partners through an executive order.

From Los Angeles Times