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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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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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.
—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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“Impose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impose. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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