as in imposing
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
the police will fine you for driving with one headlight out
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as in filtering
to remove usually visible impurities from
the use of egg shells to fine wine
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Recent Examples of fining
Vinod Bijlani, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The resulting wine is then bottled without fining or filtration.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
The irony of the shift from fining parents for unsanctioned births to subsidizing them to have more children is not lost on China’s millennials and Gen Zs – especially those who have witnessed the harsh penalties of the one-child policy firsthand.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
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The regulatory landscape is responding accordingly, with Italy recently fining OpenAI €15 million over transparency and privacy controls.
—Vinod Bijlani, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The resulting wine is then bottled without fining or filtration.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
The irony of the shift from fining parents for unsanctioned births to subsidizing them to have more children is not lost on China’s millennials and Gen Zs – especially those who have witnessed the harsh penalties of the one-child policy firsthand.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Fining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fining. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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