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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Noun
  • The company also proposed hiking the residential service charge from $15 to $25.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
  • That means that mandatory service charges, often added automatically to restaurant bills, do not qualify.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Speaking of Raw, the cost of engaging with the weekly show’s young audience is a steal, with media buyers noting that the average unit price in this year’s upfront came in around $14,000 a pop.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The unemployment rate for Gen Z is more than double the national rate, which means freelance work may be a necessity as much as a choice.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025
  • That matched Denver’s success rate on its first eight third-down attempts of the game.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Doyle Davis, co-owner of Grimey's New & Preloved Music in East Nashville, told The Tennessean in 2024 that each version purchased counts toward physical music sales.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • General Motors fell 3% despite EV sales doubling from 2024, Ford rose 2% and Stellantis surged 14% as sales rose after eight quarters of declines.
    Benzinga, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Concerns center around rising prices from tariffs and general inflation, declining consumer confidence, economic uncertainties and potential stockouts.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Exact tariff amounts fluctuate and vary based on source, but Evans reported orders reaching orders increasing by as much as 50%.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In 2018, a federal court ruled that parts of Texas’ credit card surcharge ban violated the First Amendment.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Transmission delivery charges are outside of the base rate, passed through to ratepayers as a separate surcharge on their monthly bill.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Westchester’s median home list price hit $729,999 in August—far above the national median of $429,990.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Geekom makes a wide variety of models, many of which land on our roundup of the best Windows mini PCs, and the A8 stacks up nicely, especially at 21% off list price.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • No one else came close to the asking price (six players, including three high-level prospects).
    Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The 12-bedroom, 24-bathroom home's asking price had been set at the amount since May, after the couple originally put the property on the market in July 2024 for $68 million.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025

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“Carrying charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrying%20charge. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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