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 move has implications internationally where governments have similarly considered imposing regulation and taxes on dominant foreign streamers in their markets to fund domestic film and TV industry ambitions.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Canada would have likely collected billions of dollars in revenue by imposing a 3% tax on U.S. companies’ revenue above $20 million that provide digital services to Canadian users.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2025
Unlike countries, the Holy See doesn’t issue bonds or impose income tax on its residents to run its operations, relying instead on donations, investments and revenue generated by the Vatican Museums, and sales of stamps, coins, publications and other initiatives.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
The Senate package would roll back billions in green energy tax credits that Democrats warn will wipe out wind and solar investments nationwide, and impose $1.2 trillion in cuts, largely to Medicaid and food stamps, by imposing work requirements and making sign-up eligibility more stringent.
—Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 30 June 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Canada would have likely collected billions of dollars in revenue by imposing a 3% tax on U.S. companies’ revenue above $20 million that provide digital services to Canadian users.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2025
Unlike countries, the Holy See doesn’t issue bonds or impose income tax on its residents to run its operations, relying instead on donations, investments and revenue generated by the Vatican Museums, and sales of stamps, coins, publications and other initiatives.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
The Senate package would roll back billions in green energy tax credits that Democrats warn will wipe out wind and solar investments nationwide, and impose $1.2 trillion in cuts, largely to Medicaid and food stamps, by imposing work requirements and making sign-up eligibility more stringent.
—Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impose
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Residents of a large Park Forest apartment complex that has been without air conditioning for several days complained yesterday the problem hasn’t been fixed, while the village promised to levy fines against the property owner.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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In addition to labels, the U.S. has also levied a slew of sanctions on the country over the years.—
Mandy Taheri
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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Keep your access fully charged for just $2.50 $1 per month for one year.—
Zoë Schiffer,
Wired News,
29 June 2025
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There was a good technical reason for the move: the wireless charging ring required precise placement to work, and the logo was moved to sit in the center, to provide a visual assist.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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In 2021, the Federal Election Commission fined the campaign committee of Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), where Buchanan was serving as treasurer, for failing to properly disclose campaign contributions.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
24 June 2025
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The Premier League fined Manchester City $1.3 million for late kickoffs.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Performance reviews may require a personal touch, but AI can help HR leaders put together hiring managers’ or supervisors’ feedback into a proper framework.—
Julie Hoagland,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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But using a trade exception, which allows a team to acquire a player in a trade even if their salary would otherwise put the team over the salary cap or the team is already over the salary cap, hard caps teams at the first apron.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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In an email, a spokesperson for Fix the City said the group was assessing the landscape and its options.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Instead, new indicators—like capital efficiency, the sophistication of agent orchestration and speed to market—will become central to how companies are assessed.—
Net Kohen,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Impose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impose. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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