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
The government is also confident India will not experience any shortage or price spikes in oil after the U.S. imposed new sanctions on Russian oil, of which India is one of the top buyers.
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
In 2023, the non-partisan fiscal note for Del. Wilson’s bill cautioned about possible burdens the law could impose.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Says Cuba is ‘without a question’ State Sponsor of Terrorism
Rubio pushed back on President Biden’s eleventh-hour decision to remove Cuba from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism, which occurred nearly four years exactly after Trump, in his first term, imposed the designation on the country.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
Yale-Loehr also noted that recent changes have given U.S. immigration officials greater authority to tighten up the H-1B program, including imposing penalties and inspections.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
In 2023, the non-partisan fiscal note for Del. Wilson’s bill cautioned about possible burdens the law could impose.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Says Cuba is ‘without a question’ State Sponsor of Terrorism
Rubio pushed back on President Biden’s eleventh-hour decision to remove Cuba from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism, which occurred nearly four years exactly after Trump, in his first term, imposed the designation on the country.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
Yale-Loehr also noted that recent changes have given U.S. immigration officials greater authority to tighten up the H-1B program, including imposing penalties and inspections.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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However, even without any direct penalties, the uncertainty of a returning Trump administration that has constantly touted tougher-on-China rhetoric and threatened to levy new tariffs on Chinese goods could sway how businesses want to work with Cosco going ahead.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Jan. 2025
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The solution is clear, a robust environmental liability tax (ELT) on every barrel of oil extracted—levied at the state or federal level.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Since last Sunday, during most hours, cars crossing into the lower half of Manhattan are charged nine dollars.—
Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2025
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The driver was soon arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, but prosecutors later dropped the case.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2025
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The Federal Trade Commission has fined the publisher of Genshin Impact $20 million for allegedly deceitfully marketing loot boxes to children and illegally collecting their data.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
18 Jan. 2025
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On Thursday, the agency said a cleaning contractor, QSI LLC, was fined $400,000 after investigators uncovered that children were working overnight sanitation shifts at meatpacking plants across eight states.—
Minnah Arshad,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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However, parents provided detailed posts on social media which stated that the district will be split at the Union Pacific Railroad line along Denton Highway, which is the Keller Fort Worth border, which puts 27 of the 42 schools in Fort Worth.—
Cody Copeland and,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Jan. 2025
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Readying For The Next Wave No doubt, there will be many who put and keep mediocre AI tools on the market.—
Peter Guagenti,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Jimmy Carter didn’t have to die before some historians and biographers, if not Republicans, began assessing his presidency more favorably, columnist Jackie Calmes writes.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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He was assessed a major penalty and a game misconduct.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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