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a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use
an imposition of 10% on imported goods
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Though Yoon rescinded the decree after just six hours, the martial law imposition was the first of its kind in South Korea in more than 40 years and evoked painful memories of past dictatorial rules in the 1960s-80s.
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Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
Again and again, Han returns to images of imposition and projection, something distant and ghostly that sits right on top of the physical, likening the process, in a particularly bravura section, to trying to fix a shadow in place.
—Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
Trump frequently blasted establishment thinking on trade deals, suggesting an overhaul of U.S. trade doctrine was underway with the imposition of a general tariff, something that hasn’t been widely tried since the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was set up following World War II.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Historically, trade tensions and the imposition of tariffs have led to market volatility as investors weigh the implications for global trade and economic growth.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
Again and again, Han returns to images of imposition and projection, something distant and ghostly that sits right on top of the physical, likening the process, in a particularly bravura section, to trying to fix a shadow in place.
—Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
Trump frequently blasted establishment thinking on trade deals, suggesting an overhaul of U.S. trade doctrine was underway with the imposition of a general tariff, something that hasn’t been widely tried since the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was set up following World War II.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Historically, trade tensions and the imposition of tariffs have led to market volatility as investors weigh the implications for global trade and economic growth.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Imposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imposition. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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