across-the-board
adjective
1
: placed to win if a competitor wins, places, or shows
an across-the-board racing bet
2
: embracing or affecting all classes or categories : blanket
an across-the-board price increase
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an across-the-board reduction in the state's budget because of declining revenues
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Still, he’s been across-the-board worse in Year 2, particularly as a playmaker.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
However, the president-elect's escalating rhetoric could signal a coming decline in U.S.-Canada relations, while his plan to impose across-the-board tariffs on all foreign goods is likely to have a major effect on trade.
—Matthew Impelli, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Even more limited versions like those currently under consideration would bring heavy risks, and any mitigation would be largely undone by across-the-board tariffs on our neighbors and biggest trading partners of Mexico and Canada.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
Societe Generale interview with Bloomberg TV Trump’s vow to impose across-the-board tariffs
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Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
However, the president-elect's escalating rhetoric could signal a coming decline in U.S.-Canada relations, while his plan to impose across-the-board tariffs on all foreign goods is likely to have a major effect on trade.
—Matthew Impelli, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Even more limited versions like those currently under consideration would bring heavy risks, and any mitigation would be largely undone by across-the-board tariffs on our neighbors and biggest trading partners of Mexico and Canada.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
Societe Generale interview with Bloomberg TV Trump’s vow to impose across-the-board tariffs
the mother of all bubbles
AllianzBloomberg TVhuge sucking sound
25 Most Powerful Rising Executives.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for across-the-board
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“Across-the-board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across-the-board. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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