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tariffs

noun

plural of tariff

as in levies

a payment that must be made to the government in order to import or export certain goods The Townshend Acts, which imposed a tariff on many goods imported to North America, indirectly led to the American Revolution.

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Recent Examples of tariffs Trump’s tariffs on Canada, for example, have touched off a trade war with one of the United States’ closest allies. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 His recent levying of tariffs against Canada have become problems for Republicans in the Maine and Michigan Senate races. — Josh Boak, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026 The massive reset comes as the group tackles competition from China and the impact of trade tariffs. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 Logitech shifted some production to Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Mexico in response to US tariffs, but China remains an important manufacturing base and an increasingly vital consumer market. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026 With fewer domestic discoveries, high import tariffs and fragmented markets that curtailed economies of scale in production, such extravagances were unavailable to Europeans, who became accustomed to smaller, more efficient cars. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026 Sanctions, wars, tariffs, Strategic Petroleum Reserve releases, drilling policies and diplomatic agreements can all move energy prices. — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 One item bearing the brunt of the tariffs is vehicles, which could have an outsized impact on Kansas City. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026 Legal experts see other weaknesses in the Section 338 tariffs. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

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France’s system, developed over decades, uses levies on cinema admissions that are collected by the National Film Board and re-injected into local production, alongside other schemes supporting independent producers, filmmakers and theaters.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026
Prices generally went back down to pre-tariff levels about three months after the levies were removed.

— Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

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As these tasks fell outside the scope of the employees' official duties, the directive amounted to a violation of ethical standards, the report concluded.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
One of this season’s major storylines is Gallagher juggling his bosun duties on the yacht while trying to be present for Cameron and their newborn son, who were living nearby in Croatia.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026

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