tariffs

Example Sentences

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The company’s results were hurt by higher costs, resulting mostly from higher tariffs and product-price inflation.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

They agreed then to a one-year truce in a blistering trade war that saw tariffs on many goods exceed 100 percent.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Watch for anything related to tariffs and how they discuss Taiwan.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Still, uncertainty over tariffs has plagued international trade.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

It recognized England’s right to retain tariffs on American exports while granting English imports most-favored status in the United States; it implicitly accepted English impressment of American sailors.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis