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
President Trump’s designation gives the U.S. broad power to impose economic penalties on the criminal groups, and potentially even to take military action.
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David C. Adams, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Meta now expects to spend $64 billion to $72 billion, up from its prior outlook of $60 billion to $65 billion, attributing some of its spending to a wave of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
In an exclusive interview with Variety at the inaugural World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in Mumbai on Thursday, Nandy underlined the U.K. government’s reluctance to impose additional financial burdens on streamers at a time when investment in British content is flourishing.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 May 2025
The designation, already imposed on several Latin American criminal groups by the Trump administration, relies on the use of the centuries’ old Alien Enemies Act.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 May 2025
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David C. Adams, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Meta now expects to spend $64 billion to $72 billion, up from its prior outlook of $60 billion to $65 billion, attributing some of its spending to a wave of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
In an exclusive interview with Variety at the inaugural World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in Mumbai on Thursday, Nandy underlined the U.K. government’s reluctance to impose additional financial burdens on streamers at a time when investment in British content is flourishing.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 May 2025
The designation, already imposed on several Latin American criminal groups by the Trump administration, relies on the use of the centuries’ old Alien Enemies Act.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impose
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Despite a judge’s decision this week levying a $76,000 judgment, the six-year-long court battle over the Connecticut dog that killed an elderly woman is on track to continue even as total expenses run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
8 May 2025
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These posts come amid serious legal allegations levied against West earlier this year.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
5 May 2025
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The Edge supports fast charging up to 25W, along with 15W wireless charging and reverse wireless charging (the wattage isn't specified, but is likely 4.5W like other S phones).—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2025
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Hayes has not been charged with a crime in Saturday’s crash.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2025
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The Falcons have been fined $250,000, and Ulbrich has been fined $100,000.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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At a code violation hearing on Dec. 4, Mayo was fined $2,500 for an unsanctioned event, records show.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2025
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The Television Academy is more willing to come through for those types of films, putting Netflix in strong standing.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
5 May 2025
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That puts even greater pressure on MSNBC to keep apace once the spinoff is complete.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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Part of? Or anchor of? Buying time with a possible Herro extension allows not only deeper consideration for the financials, but also to better assess what could augment Adebayo/Herro or, frankly, supplant Adebayo/Herro.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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Eisenhauer said the company was still assessing the damage to the tower, which was moved Thursday evening to a landing pad.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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“Impose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impose. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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