across-the-board

Example Sentences

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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 • Mar. 9, 2026

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 • Mar. 4, 2026

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 • Feb. 25, 2026

Both conservative and liberal justices have questioned whether that act, which does not mention tariffs or taxes, authorizes across-the-board import duties.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Their response pretty much across-the-board was to accelerate their rate of arrival, and to spread out as much as was humanly possible.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann