across-the-board
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In February, he enacted an across-the-board 10% tariff under a temporary authority that will expire in July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
UBS analyst Tim Arcuri estimates that the total addressable market for server CPUs could reach about $170 billion in 2030, which “would translate to across-the-board upside” for Intel, AMD and Arm.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 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
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
