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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Garage mechanics are twice as likely to overcharge women car owners as men.
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The cab driver tried to overcharge us for the ride from the airport.
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The taxi driver had overcharged us by about $20.
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The university was accused of overcharging the government millions of dollars for research-related costs.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It has subsidized local calls by overcharging long-distance.
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It provides detailed monthly reports and annual summaries itemising the amount overcharged, or if appropriate, undercharged.
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They were being overcharged for third-rate beer, much of it brewed from cheap and inferior ingredients.
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This is another way customers are overcharged, CalPIRG said.