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levied

verb

past tense of levy

as in drafted

to pick especially for required military service unprepared for war, the government was forced to levy young citizens on a scale that was unprecedented in its history

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to establish or apply as a charge or penalty the baseball commissioner levied a fine against every player involved in the fracas

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Recent Examples of levied Several of the companies were shocked by the number of requirements levied in the NASA documents. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 DeVuono’s penalty is the largest civil penalty fine levied in the agency’s 125-year history. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 In 2023, California regulators levied more than $100,000 in fines against the private operator of a federal immigration facility, kicking off a three-year battle over whether detainees who do work at the facilities should be considered employees. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 This deep price cut eliminates the premium equipment tax typically levied on large-format workspace hardware, giving data analysts, remote students, and digital content creators an opportunity to expand their digital real estate for less. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026 Every scandal, every attack, every criticism that’s levied at the leader of a populist movement seems to vindicate their idea that there’s some larger force out there trying to take them down. — Nicholas Jacobs, The Conversation, 8 July 2026 During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln levied the first taxes on luxury goods to help pay for the war, and those included beer. — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 The chant has cost Mexico hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines levied by FIFA. — ABC News, 24 June 2026 There was no action taken and no fines were levied. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 19 June 2026

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Before Stewart’s pair of bills went before the council, the Guard Alliance had initially drafted a similar moratorium and proposed it individually to City Council members.

— Ilana Arougheti July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
But for where he was drafted, the body of work was realistically all anyone should have expected, because Mitchell and Booker are the outliers in that draft slot.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

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In response, Britain imposed the punitive Coercive Acts (1774), closing Boston Harbour and stripping Massachusetts of self-governance.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 July 2026
Writing for the conservative majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the restrictions imposed a significant burden on political expression and argued that lifting them could strengthen the role of political parties in elections.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026

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Later in 2002, Vallas recruited Johnson to join him in Philadelphia, where Vallas was hired as CEO of that city’s school district.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Alongside a brand partnership with Beyoncé, who penned a paean to Levi’s on her most recent album, the company has also recruited a Bollywood star and top European and British influencers — most of them female — to sport its looks.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 9 July 2026

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Los Angeles County prosecutors charged Jason Melara, Taylor and Johnson not only with his murder, but also the killing of Mario Melara under the theory that his death was provoked by the armed robbery of Aguilar.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
On Thursday, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office charged Ramon with lewd and lascivious acts on a minor, police said.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 10 July 2026

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Cyclists should be ticketed and fined for these violations, just like motorists.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
But if Meta is found in violation of the DSA, it could be fined as much as 6% of its global revenue — which could total more than $12 billion, based on last year’s earnings.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

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