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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Harris has focused on bringing down costs of specific items or sectors rather than across-the-board prices.
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Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Sep. 2024
Some of Trump’s economic proposals, such as his plan to impose across-the-board tariffs on all imports, have faced backlash from economists and Wall Street analysts.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
When that happens, the law limits benefits to incoming revenue, which essentially mandates a 21% across-the-board benefit cut for the program’s 70 million beneficiaries, CRFB said.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
Trump proposed sweeping tariffs on all $3 trillion worth of imports into the United States, including a 60% tariff on imports from China and a 10% across-the-board tariff on imports from other nations.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
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Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Sep. 2024
Some of Trump’s economic proposals, such as his plan to impose across-the-board tariffs on all imports, have faced backlash from economists and Wall Street analysts.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
When that happens, the law limits benefits to incoming revenue, which essentially mandates a 21% across-the-board benefit cut for the program’s 70 million beneficiaries, CRFB said.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
Trump proposed sweeping tariffs on all $3 trillion worth of imports into the United States, including a 60% tariff on imports from China and a 10% across-the-board tariff on imports from other nations.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Across-the-board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across-the-board. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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