across-the-board
adjective
1
: placed to win if a competitor wins, places, or shows
an across-the-board racing bet
2
: embracing or affecting all classes or categories : blanket
an across-the-board price increase
Examples of across-the-board in a Sentence
an across-the-board reduction in the state's budget because of declining revenues
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Felt Globally On Friday, China retaliated against Trump’s new tariffs, responding to Wednesday’s 34% increase with its own 34% across-the-board tariffs on U.S. imports.
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Katharina Buchholz, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
But the new Chinese tariffs on U.S. goods do not bring China's across-the-board levies to the same level as those of the U.S. on Chinese goods.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
In a rare bipartisan rebuke, 51 senators, including four Republicans, voted on Wednesday to end Trump's tariff on Canadian goods just hours after Trump implemented 10% across-the-board tariffs on imports and additional reciprocal tariffs on goods from 60 countries.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Stocks tumbled on Thursday, the day after the president unveiled an elevated tariff policy that began at an across-the-board baseline of 10%, and steepened from there for countries such as China, Vietnam and those in the European Union.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
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Katharina Buchholz, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
But the new Chinese tariffs on U.S. goods do not bring China's across-the-board levies to the same level as those of the U.S. on Chinese goods.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
In a rare bipartisan rebuke, 51 senators, including four Republicans, voted on Wednesday to end Trump's tariff on Canadian goods just hours after Trump implemented 10% across-the-board tariffs on imports and additional reciprocal tariffs on goods from 60 countries.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Stocks tumbled on Thursday, the day after the president unveiled an elevated tariff policy that began at an across-the-board baseline of 10%, and steepened from there for countries such as China, Vietnam and those in the European Union.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Across-the-board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across-the-board. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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