as in playing (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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This watch guide was created using technology provided by Data Skrive.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025 -
Vote as many times as you’d like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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By exploiting quantum states that resist thermalization, their new approach converts waste heat into electricity more effectively than conventional methods, surpassing traditional thermodynamic limits.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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Programs like the Black Beauty AI Challenge show there is a path forward where AI works with culture instead of exploiting it.—
Donnetta Monk,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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General view of the Google headquarters in King’s Cross as the tech giant faces a 5 billion pound lawsuit in the UK for allegedly abusing its online search dominance.—
April Roach,Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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While the record doesn't detail the events of Max's arrest, TMZ reported that the actor was allegedly abusing nitrous oxide before allegedly attacking his mother while livestreaming.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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Managers are using the tech to sift through thousands of applicants, and job candidates are leveraging the tools to crank out their cover letters as the job hunt turned into a numbers game.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Three publicists launched a Twitter account called Ibismania in 2011, leveraging the club’s reputation to mock other teams.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The main character was more of a Murdoch, kind of Trump figure manipulating people.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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Last month, the NCAA revealed enforcement actions against 16 former D-I men’s basketball players who are accused of betting on or against their own teams, knowingly manipulating scoring or game outcomes, providing information to facilitate others’ bets and related misdeeds.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Imposing (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imposing%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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