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Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The near- and long-term expectations are back at rates hit during the latter part of last year, when tariffs added to inflationary pressures.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
NBC news, 17 May 2026
How will tariff refunds impact consumers?
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 1 May 2026
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Noun
Washington, under Trump, views this not as an independent initiative but as an obstruction, and is increasingly willing to use tariffs, energy threats, and diplomatic pressure to bring Paris back into line.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The near- and long-term expectations are back at rates hit during the latter part of last year, when tariffs added to inflationary pressures.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Verb
And any country that buys cheap Russian oil to prop up Putin that doesn’t help Ukraine can be tariffed.
—NBC news, 17 May 2026
How will tariff refunds impact consumers?
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 1 May 2026
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“Tariff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tariff. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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tariff
noun
tar·iff
ˈtar-əf 
1
a
: a schedule of duties imposed by a government on imported or in some countries exported goods
b
: a duty or rate of duty imposed in such a schedule
2
: a document filed with the appropriate government agency that sets forth the rates, charges, and other provisions pertaining to services furnished by a business (as a carrier) or public utility
Etymology
Noun
Italian tariffa, from Arabic taʽrīf notification
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