surcharge
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The decision reverses a lower court’s ruling that said the surcharge unlawfully put the burden on homeowners to prove their residency status when city officials should have verified that information themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
It is surcharge added to standard monthly premiums for Medicare.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
The surcharge on banks' corporation tax will rise from 3% to 6% for 15 months from 1 January 2027 to 31 March 2028.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Some of the possible measures include an increase in the bank corporation tax surcharge, higher taxes on gambling, and potential changes to property taxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
When the eldest son was gone Wang Lung felt the house was purged of some surcharge of unrest and it was a relief to him.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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Waiting until age 73 to withdraw from tax-deferred accounts can trigger higher taxes and Medicare premium surcharges.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
The companies benefited from fuel surcharges, though fuel expenses weighed on margins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Jeremy Phillips, from Barette Plant Hire, said it "hasn't been too much of an issue so far, but that fuel surcharges are being added to hourly rates".
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
But diesel surcharges have climbed for some trucking, parcel and rail networks, the Barclays economists said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
On top of that, probation officers in most states can require that an individual dedicate 35 percent of his or her income toward the payment of fines, fees, surcharges, and restitution charged by numerous agencies.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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Homeowners would not be surcharged for commercial losses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
Of the 777 surcharged penalty notices issued for LEZ contraventions in July, 689 were for a second breach where the penalty rate was £120.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2023
“An innovative app or website or startup may never get off the ground because it could be surcharged to death, buried in search results or ripped off completely.”
From The Verge ● Jun. 13, 2022
While city leaders shrug their shoulders at trash-strewn encampments, Seattle homeowners can rest assured that any additional trash left outside the bin on collection day will be appropriately surcharged.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
In spite of his calm demeanor, calm voice, he was charged and surcharged with a will to action, a readiness to take and enjoy any desperate chance.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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Other terms of this proposed settlement include more options for credit surcharging.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2025
The agreement would have created a little more flexibility for merchants that want to charge consumers extra when they pay by credit card, a practice known as surcharging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
“The delay has helped, especially since the biggest publisher, Canada’s Transcontinental,” has offered to absorb the cost burden of the tariffs instead of surcharging its clients.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2025
Cars and light-goods vehicles face fines of up to £480 per day for repeated breaches of the rules, known as surcharging, with penalties of up to £960 for buses and HGVs.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023
In order to utilize the stock of the latter envelopes, therefore, the Department decided on surcharging them down to a 2 cent value.
From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Clifton Armstrong Howes
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