levy

The US had originally imposed a 10% levy on Scotch whisky in April 2025.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

All of those covered by the exemption will pay the levy initially, but can claim it back at a later date.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Goods from over 40 other economies like China, India and Japan face a 12.5 percent levy.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

The new 50% levy, set for implementation next month, marks a break from this exemption status.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

If they had, they might have notified their mother, who was hammering out a story on a proposed school levy and would not be home to watch the news—or to alert Mrs. McCullough.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Both cases involved an authority that has previously been used to impose levies.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

In practice, the levies are curiously similar by country to a previous round of tariffs imposed supposedly for completely different reasons.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Once in place, the levies can remain indefinitely and be unilaterally altered by the president.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

The new levies will go into effect at 12:01 a.m.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

"The Mallisters still hold Seagard and Walder Frey is marshaling his levies at the Twins."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

By contrast, canals such as Panama or Suez, which are man‑made waterways, may be subject to tolls levied by the states that control them.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

After the EU levied the fine, a wave of European price-comparison services sued Google.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

However, £43bn of what was levied during the year was collected, marking a collection rate of 95.6%, according to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, external.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

The punishment levied could include multimillion-dollar fines, a loss of future draft picks or voiding Leonard’s contract with the team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026

That whole week Baby Kochamma eavesdropped relentlessly on the twins’ private conversations, and whenever she caught them speaking in Malayalam, she levied a small fine which was deducted at source.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Lesley Horton, the UK's chief property ombudsman said that landlords should not be levying pet surcharges as this fell outside permitted fees for issues such as late payments or lost key replacements.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Known for its bright-yellow planes with “Howdy” painted on the wing tips, Spirit was lauded for ratcheting up competition for travelers’ dollars—and reviled for levying charges on everything from water to printed boarding passes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

The measure would prohibit any state from levying taxes retroactively on individuals who no longer live there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

Both sides will be levying charges of $50 per ton which, when cargo ships can bear loads of as much as 250,000 tons, is a significant cost.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025

If this could be ascertained with certainty, the objection would, with more propriety, be reserved for the law so applying the proceeds, but surely cannot be urged against the laws levying the duty.

From The Crisis of Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-One In The Government of The United States. Its Cause, and How it Should be Met by Steight, A. D.