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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as in to use
to take unfair advantage of
thanks for offering your own bed, but I wouldn't dream of imposing on you and will be perfectly happy on the couch
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Ronald Suny, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
Based on a review of its state filings, Empower could face fines as high as $50,000 due to some $200,000 in expenditures not being reported on time to the CFB, on top of any additional penalties the board could impose.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
That changed in 2022, after the invasion of Ukraine and a $60-per-barrel price cap imposed by the Group of Seven nations that aimed to limit the Kremlin’s oil revenue while keeping supplies flowing globally.
—Clara Ferreira Marques, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
The decision was obvious to American sports lawyers, given that American courts reached the same conclusion as to similar restraints imposed by its sports leagues decades ago.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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The problem here, of course, is that such a solution may be unacceptable to Zelenskyy and would have to be imposed on Kyiv.
—Ronald Suny, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
Based on a review of its state filings, Empower could face fines as high as $50,000 due to some $200,000 in expenditures not being reported on time to the CFB, on top of any additional penalties the board could impose.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
That changed in 2022, after the invasion of Ukraine and a $60-per-barrel price cap imposed by the Group of Seven nations that aimed to limit the Kremlin’s oil revenue while keeping supplies flowing globally.
—Clara Ferreira Marques, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
The decision was obvious to American sports lawyers, given that American courts reached the same conclusion as to similar restraints imposed by its sports leagues decades ago.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Impose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impose. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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