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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Examples of across-the-board in a Sentence
an across-the-board reduction in the state's budget because of declining revenues
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The median respondent predicted President-elect Trump will follow through on his campaign promise of enacting 10% across-the-board tariffs.
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Most economists, however, say across-the-board tariffs of 10% to 20% will almost certainly prompt reciprocal measures by other countries, resulting in slower trade and economic activity and higher prices for businesses and consumers.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
The City University of New York has reached a tentative contract agreement with unionized faculty and staff that includes across-the-board raises and a ratification bonus, CUNY and the Professional Staff Congress announced Monday.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
Among those is a 10% to 20% tariff on all goods imported into the US, a 60% or more tariff on goods from China and a 25% across-the-board tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Most economists, however, say across-the-board tariffs of 10% to 20% will almost certainly prompt reciprocal measures by other countries, resulting in slower trade and economic activity and higher prices for businesses and consumers.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
The City University of New York has reached a tentative contract agreement with unionized faculty and staff that includes across-the-board raises and a ratification bonus, CUNY and the Professional Staff Congress announced Monday.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
Among those is a 10% to 20% tariff on all goods imported into the US, a 60% or more tariff on goods from China and a 25% across-the-board tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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 26 Dec. 2024.
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