surcharge
Example Sentences
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The company was fined £267,000, with an added victim surcharge taking the total payable to £287,025.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Maersk, a shipping company based in Denmark, implemented an emergency bunker surcharge in late March, citing a challenging fuel market.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
High prices are one problem—no one wants to pay a fuel surcharge on their airline ticket.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
Low-cost Spanish regional airline Volotea has come under fire for saying it will add a surcharge to tickets it has already sold and is being challenged by local consumer rights groups.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 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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