tariff

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Recent Examples of tariff The appeals court is scheduled to hold oral arguments on July 31 on the most sweeping lawsuit over the tariffs, so there won’t be any changes to the tariffs’ legality before that date. Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025 Indonesia is the lone country facing a possible tariff rate of 32%. Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 7 July 2025 Due to President Trump’s tariffs, this clothing factory currently has 50,000 shirts, intended to be sold in the U.S., sitting in a warehouse in France. Brit Morse, Fortune, 7 July 2025 And even then, U.S. tariffs on British steel and aluminum did not go to zero. Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Twin Cities, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for tariff
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Noun
  • The tax cuts are a key factor in Wall Street’s forecasts for the economy and financial markets, predicting a boost that will help offset a drag from Trump’s tariffs.
    Ani Freedman, Fortune, 30 June 2025
  • The president floated backing a primary challenger to the North Carolina GOP senator on Saturday after Tillis voted against advancing Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill, which is loaded up with steeper cuts to Medicaid than the House’s version.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • Japan, for example, was hit with a 25% levy that’s a little bit above the 24% rate Trump initially said in April.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 7 July 2025
  • Trump has announced a deal with Vietnam that would allow U.S. goods to enter the country duty-free, while Vietnamese exports to the U.S. would face a 20% levy.
    Ellen Knickmeyer, Twin Cities, 7 July 2025

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“Tariff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tariff. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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