as in to levy
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
that state now imposes a fine for text messaging while driving
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Recent Examples of impose
Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and autos earlier this year, prompting Ottawa to respond in kind.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
What To Know The Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Petro, his wife, Verónica Alcocer, his son, Nicolás Petro, and Colombian Interior Minister Armando Benedetti.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Chairman Atkins noted that the processes should ensure that the SEC seeks to impose penalties and other relief that are appropriately tailored to the misconduct at issue, within statutory limitations, and without adding further to shareholder injury.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
However, Beijing has imposed export controls on the advanced lithium batteries.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
What To Know The Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Petro, his wife, Verónica Alcocer, his son, Nicolás Petro, and Colombian Interior Minister Armando Benedetti.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Chairman Atkins noted that the processes should ensure that the SEC seeks to impose penalties and other relief that are appropriately tailored to the misconduct at issue, within statutory limitations, and without adding further to shareholder injury.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
However, Beijing has imposed export controls on the advanced lithium batteries.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impose
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The Lakeville district also is seeking to renew an expiring capital projects levy to pay for technology such as projectors and TVs, cybersecurity systems and equipment, and software for K-12 STEM education.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
25 Oct. 2025
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If approved by voters, a 5% tax would be levied on California’s roughly 200 billionaires, including tech giants like Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison and Sergey Brin.—
Kate Wolffe
October 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Sanders has since been charged with intentionally abandoning a child younger than 15 without intent to return, a third-degree felony charge in Texas, according to court documents.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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This Epicka Universal Travel Adapter is a T+L favorite overall pick due to its four different plug types that are compatible with over 200 sockets worldwide and its ability to charge up to six devices at once.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Regulators have already fined Shein $46 million (40 million euros) for misleading advertising.—
NPR,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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Drivers caught speeding can be ticketed and fined, with the penalty depending on their speed.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated October 28,
Sacbee.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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China has been building the world’s largest navy, launching high-tech warships at a frenetic pace under the leadership of Xi Jinping, putting pressure on the United States and its Pacific allies to keep pace.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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In addition to Hermitage Farm, Laura Lee Brown and Wilson, who also founded the 21c Museum Hotel chain, have put more than 2,400 acres of land in agriculture conservation easements in Oldham County.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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However, should leading developers start holding their cards closer to their chests, society would no longer have a window, not even a narrow one, to publicly learn about and assess the upsides and downsides, the risk and security profiles, and the trajectory of this foundational technology.—
Yoshua Bengio,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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When looking back and assessing AI investments, the company may swap out vendors when a new tool proves to be easier to deploy at a lower cost.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Impose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impose. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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