as in plays (on or upon)
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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The bureau uses data from the IRS and its American Community Survey to calculate migration, although the ACS data lags by a year and requires statisticians to project the data forward.—
Mike Schneider,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026 -
This design uses a muted mix of baby pink, mauve, beige, and tan to create florals and checkerboard print.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
31 Jan. 2026
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This campaign abuses WhatsApp Web to spread automatically once a device is infected.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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In the film, Victor emotionally abuses the Creature.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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King's 1986 horror novel told the story of seven children terrorized by an evil entity called It, which exploits its victims using their own fears.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Fractal compression exploits this principle directly, representing images as systems of iterated functions rather than grids of pixels.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the process, the robot simultaneously navigates, avoids obstacles, and manipulates objects without human guidance.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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Memory safety issues occur when software accesses or manipulates memory in an unintended way.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Jan. 2026
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Activism thrives on corporate uncertainty and increasingly leverages a fast-changing media environment to exert pressure.—
Sam Wolf,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Enforcement leverages platform control and algorithm filing systems.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Imposes (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imposes%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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