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carrying charge

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Recent Examples of carrying charge Beyond the realm of the physical world, where particles are involved in simple roles like carrying charge or existing as matter, there is the quantum world, where particles pass through solid barriers or communicate via large distances even though they are not connected in any manner. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2025 The report also said that carrying charges — the monthly payments made by members — had not kept up with the rising costs of operating the co-op and between 50 to 100 residents did not pay those charges on time. — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2024 As a result, most of the battery's volume and bulk is dedicated to things that don't contribute to carrying charges between the electrodes, which sets a limit on the sorts of energy densities that these technologies can reach. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2023 Co-op residents — often referred to as member-owners — pay monthly fees called carrying charges. — Nneka McGuire and Nicholas Padiak, chicagotribune.com, 16 Apr. 2018 He was charged once before with a weapons offense in 2014, but that unlawful carry charge was dropped when he was convicted of driving while intoxicated. — Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 2 Jan. 2018 The paper, published in the journal Joule, details how scientists added a compound made up of phosphorus and sulfur elements to the electrolyte liquid, which carries charge within batteries. — NBC News, 13 Dec. 2017 One of the clearest examples is the fractional quantum Hall effect, in which instead of an electron that carries charge as the building block, one observes the fundamental building block to be fragments of an electron that carry fractional charges. — Quanta Magazine, 9 June 2016

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How Cruise Tipping Works Some first-time cruisers may be shocked to learn that there is a per person—not per stateroom—gratuity and/or service charge already added into the cost of their cruise on many popular lines.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
Daily gratuities or service charges are one of the most common surprises for new cruisers.

— David Nikel, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

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While well below the Mountain View per-unit price, the Sunnyvale deal was generally at a similar level as some recent apartment transactions in South San Jose.

— George Avalos, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
The publication suggests that the unit price could be as low as $10,000, signaling Beijing’s push to make advanced loitering munitions affordable for mass deployment.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025

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As mayor of Greater Manchester for nine years, Burnham oversaw a city region whose economy has grown at roughly twice the rate of the country as a whole.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Growing need, few resources Women’s incarceration rates have grown at twice the pace of men’s in recent decades.

— Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026

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Earlier this week, Beijing released its first five-year policy plan to boost consumption and lift annual retail sales to about $9 trillion by 2030.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Further inside, a fragment of a gate has a for-sale sign, candles, guayaberas and two colorful chairs — like memories from a grandfather’s house.

— Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

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And with looming questions about tariffs, labor markets, and shifting political conditions, many companies are treating automation as a long-term hedge against uncertainty, not a one-time upgrade.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
Bank of America Securities analyst Steve Juneau predicted in a May 20 note to clients that oil and gas costs would remain stubbornly high, leaving tariff rebates as a way to extinguish higher freight costs.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 July 2026

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In light of these moves, the $200 surcharge feels like a relatively small ongoing cost to receive the biggest software update to the iPhone in years.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
The surcharge, imposed on non-primary residences valued by the city at more than $1 million, was first proposed in April, approved in May and officially took effect this week.

— Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Definition of surcharge

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