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 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 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 These can affect the electrodes, the lithium that carries charge, and the electrolyte that allows the lithium to transit between the electrodes. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 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
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Noun
  • Lastly, the deal is subject to a service charge of 23%, plus applicable taxes.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 July 2025
  • Non-interest income increased slightly to $180,000, with minor changes across service charges and mortgage banking income.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Regardless of what the future holds, Roman Anthony has set himself and his family up for life, and the Red Sox have locked in yet another piece of their future at a reasonable rate.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Perhaps unsurprisingly, rates of dementia, cancer mortality, heart disease, falls, and all-cause mortality (i.e. cause of death for any reason) are all significantly lower for people who take more daily steps compared with their less active peers.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The move secured an exemption from Trump’s tariffs and is expected to boost iPhone sales.
    Benzinga, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The amendment would also require that no alcoholic sales be made after 7 p.m.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Uncertainty stemming from President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs and budget cuts have prompted travelers to curb spending and reassess plans.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Consumers will likely continue paying more Since April, Trump has imposed tariffs of 10%-30% on nearly everything the U.S. imports.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Nixon’s 1971 import surcharges were replete with carve-outs for politically useful industries and foreign states.
    Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • New York’s LaGuardia charges $5 roundtrip, though the city adds other surcharges.
    Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • And while the Cleveland area’s median list price is just $139,000, per Realtor.com, that figure doesn’t apply in exclusive suburbs like Hunting Valley and Bratenahl, where homes regularly top $1 million.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Nationally, median list prices climbed by 0.5 percent.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • City property records reveal that the Irish actor has offloaded his Manhattan pad for $10.3 million—about a half a million dollars short of the Upper West Side home’s asking price from earlier this year.
    India Roby, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Roughly one third of homes (35.7 percent) sold over asking price in June, down from nearly half (47.8 percent) a year earlier, according to Redfin.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025

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