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fare

[fair] / fɛər /
NOUN
amount charged for transportation
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Or you can take the downgrade and get a refund of the difference between the original fare and what it calls the downgraded fare.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Since stores’ private-label fare sells for less than nationally marketed offerings, shoppers, historically, have flocked to them whenever the economy slumped, and away from them when the economy strengthened.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

At the start of 2026, the average domestic airfare was $290, according to Kayak’s airfare tracker; by Sept. 7, the average fare had skyrocketed to $397.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

In the American context, after all, Oscar season is just about the last place for broad, sustained attention to challenging studio fare, bold independents, international features and documentaries.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

I wonder if he thinks I am bringing him such bad fare out of spite, and not because it is all we have.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

Since entering government in July, Burnham has offered the British public some relatively low-cost relief such as cheaper bus fares and a tax cut on electricity bills.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

“Sharp price rises for petrol and diesel pushed inflation up again,” the ONS said, adding that higher air fares and factory prices also contributed to the increase.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

In August, airline fares were up more than 23% from the year prior, according to the U.S. consumer-price index — and flights are expected to keep getting pricier.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

At the moment the UK fare for a robotaxi ride will be the same fare as a standard UberX, Uber Electric, or Uber Comfort journey, with upfront fares shown in the app.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

But GSS’s primary source of income came from teleportation fares.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

A 2013 push by Google failed to take off but Meta's smart spectacles, developed in partnership with Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica, have fared much better.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

A look at how the top 25 high school football teams in the Southland fared during Week 1.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

Here, a look back at six years of projects and how they fared.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Brewis says some users have fared a lot better than my sorry effort.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Many other places and communities had fared even worse.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

Tokyo shed more than two percent, with Kioxia off around 10 percent and investment giant SoftBank faring little better.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

They aren’t living drab or depressing lives when the Guardians of the Universe activate them — they’re faring pretty well, all things considered.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

"Abernethy is an incredible place for nature, and we are concerned about how wildlife may be faring," she said.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Wall Street has been closely watching how the launches of the pills are faring.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

No means of faring home are left him now; no ship with oars, and no ship’s company to pull him on the broad back of the sea.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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