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
Yet for parts that are frequently used or managed in lean supply, the impact could be felt within days or weeks after tariffs are imposed, Chadwick said.
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John Towfighi, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Short of that, important U.S. trading partners might agree on imposing parallel sanctions on China, which imposes by far the costliest ACMDs.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Pritzker’s visit comes as Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, with a lower 10% tax on Canadian energy products, according to The Associated Press.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
The county can impose the transit zoning on municipalities, but that has been a source of friction with Miami officials.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
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John Towfighi, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Short of that, important U.S. trading partners might agree on imposing parallel sanctions on China, which imposes by far the costliest ACMDs.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Pritzker’s visit comes as Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, with a lower 10% tax on Canadian energy products, according to The Associated Press.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
The county can impose the transit zoning on municipalities, but that has been a source of friction with Miami officials.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impose
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The nightmare of all ownership comparisons was soon levied by the younger Bill Simmons: the Adelson and Dumont families, the Dallas Mavericks' new majority owners.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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State of play: President Trump levied — and in some cases, walked back — 25% tariffs that targeted goods from Canada and Mexico to China earlier this month, as well as steel and aluminum imports.—
Anna Spiegel,
Axios,
19 Mar. 2025
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Siemens plans to cut over 6,000 jobs in its automation and electric vehicle (EV) charging businesses to enhance competitiveness.—
William Arruda,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Federal authorities charged three people with allegedly using Molotov cocktails to set Tesla cars and charging stations on fire.—
Michael Collins,
USA TODAY,
23 Mar. 2025
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Look at Joshua Browder’s DoNotPay—the FTC fined them for overpromising.—
Hessie Jones,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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In the proxy, Citigroup cited the decision by the Fed and OCC to fine the bank $136 million for failing to fix longstanding data issues, and said the bank has acknowledged not having made progress quickly enough.—
Tatiana Bautzer,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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In other words, Foster just put himself on a loudly ticking clock.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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Watson, whose massive frame is famous in Gainesville, put himself on the national stage after a 36-rep bench press that would’ve marked the best figure at the combine by three reps.—
Jackson Castellano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2025
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And on the Wisconsin side, an assistant coach was assessed a technical foul on the sideline.—
Sam Blum,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Legislation made up of three separate bills would create a New Salem Preservation Commission under IDNR to assess the site and provide a budget to fix the structures.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Impose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impose. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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