overcharge

“It is reprehensible to overcharge and take advantage of wildfire victims who were in desperate need of housing as they fled their homes from raging fires last year,” Los Angeles County Dist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

C. Meat packers are using “their position as middlemen to overcharge grocery stores and, ultimately, families.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025

The lack of transparency enables PBMs to overcharge patients and health plans.

From Salon ● May 31, 2025

Due to this capture, Google is able to overcharge text-ad clients and shroud its actual terms in secrecy in a way that it hasn’t with more visually oriented ads.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2024

One precaution has to be observed in such work, and that is not to subject the portable cells to too great an overcharge, due to the great excess of generator over battery capacity.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Samuel McMeen

And earlier this year, a jury found that Live Nation was an illegal monopoly, following years of criticism that the company stifles competition and overcharges fans, but analysts say a breakup is unlikely.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

“The companies pulled their punches, and one company was left being the sole bidder on the contract and that involved a lot of overcharges to the good people of Texas,” Slater said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

“It overcharges people for the right to defend themselves in court.”

From Salon ● May 23, 2025

It seeks compensation for overcharges, plus fees and other damages, and a trial by jury.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024

But it is not simply in the matter of overcharges that the cook finds a large field open to him for successful financial operations.

From Sidelights on Chinese Life by J. (John) Macgowan

Devices are at most risk when they are overcharged, malfunctioning or damaged, which can cause components to break down and release excess heat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

Which? claims that since 2015 Apple has effectively locked users into its services and overcharged them as a result.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

“This agreement protects patients from unnecessary treatment or getting overcharged, ensures access to medical care and legal representation, and strengthens safety measures.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Government watchdogs have alleged that some defense contractors have overcharged the military for products and parts, and Republican and Democratic lawmakers have called for stricter oversight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

I never saw him tired, never really winded, never overcharged and never restless.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

I believe this is a legitimate case of timeshare overcharging.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026

She said the incident highlights what’s wrong with the system: overpolicing and overcharging for an outdated service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025

The batteries become a risk when they enter thermal runaway, a state that can be triggered by overcharging, manufacturing errors or physical damage that can lead to fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025

He previously accused Panama of overcharging US ships to use the waterway, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2025

The prosecutor is also free to file more charges against a defendant than can realistically be proven in court, so long as probable cause arguably exists—a practice known as overcharging.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander