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Appeared in the June 6, 2026, print edition as 'Why Restaurants Are Charging $40 for Chicken'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Charging patients for no-shows or significant lateness is — much like in the airline industry — justified because missed appointments disrupt schedules and usually cannot be filled at such short notice.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Charging a toll was "against the whole idea of international laws and free passage through international waterways", he said.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Charging users for upgraded memory storage—allowing them to save large amounts of content directly into the app—has also been a positive step for Snap’s subscription revenue growth, Khan wrote.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

“Passing off manipulations as tricks and illusion. Charging admission.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern