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Last year, supermarkets were investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority after concerns that customers were overpaying for food and fuel.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2024

Earlier this year, supermarkets were investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority after concerns that customers were overpaying for food and fuel.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2023

In 2019, iBuyers were paying about 98.5% of estimated market value; at times in 2021, they were overpaying.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2021

A few were too caught up in the splurge to notice that they were overpaying for damaged merchandise or buying duplicates.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2012

More times than once or twice or thrice I have known the mistress of the house at settlement time to insist that we were overpaying her.

From Eating in Two or Three Languages by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)