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[im-pohz] / ɪmˈpoʊz /


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Two years later, momentum swung again, as the union helped persuade California Gov. Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown Jr. to impose the toughest farm labor regulations in the nation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The city does not impose a local sales or income tax, and Michigan does not tax Social Security income.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Elliot Anderson: Struggled to impose himself in the game and was shown a yellow card for a mis-timed challenge on Gomes.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Ebola’s rapid advance in Congo, and its appearance elsewhere, has alarmed global health authorities, prompting some to impose stern measures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Miss Whitlaw did not want to impose upon her neighbors again and ask them to watch their things.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

In addition, the state imposes a 48.2 cent a gallon excise tax.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

What slows, how it slows and who imposes the limit will determine who ultimately pays.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

That system allows the government to set prices for dairy products and imposes import controls and quotas on domestic producers to keep supplies in check.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that imposes a 15% tariff on imported products made from polysilicon, a crucial material used in semiconductors and solar panels.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

It is true that the state imposes a license fee, but that fee does not come to the counties or the towns except for road maintenance and extension.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

International sanctions imposed in the Assad-era have been lifted, and the US has removed the country from its list of state sponsors of terrorism.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

A night curfew will be imposed in the Republique and Chatelet-Les Halles neighborhoods of Paris from 11:00 pm to 6:00 am on Saturday and Sunday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on the Rwandan defence ministry and a financial institution in the central African country over their alleged ties to the M23 armed group fighting in DR Congo.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Nili also said that the court imposed a two-year travel ban and has barred Panahi from using social media for two years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

But polyrhythm conceived from scratch by a composer, written down on the page, imposed on the Western symphony orchestra, player by player, was an utterly novel concept.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Since then, they have moved to reassert control by restricting demonstrations and imposing curfews in several cities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

But while the novel is imposing from sheer size alone, the shift in medium lends their elaborate, occasionally exhausting storytelling a curious new potency.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

The new savings account will be introduced in 2029, replacing the existing Lifetime Isa, which has been criticised by some for imposing harsh penalties on those buying homes for more than the £450,000 cap.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

“The consensus in Tehran now believes that deterrence requires imposing immediate, sustained and substantial costs on its adversaries,” said Sina Toossi, an Iran expert at the Center for International Policy, a Washington think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

I had no sympathy in their appearance, their expression: yet I could imagine that most observers would call them attractive, handsome, imposing; while they would pronounce Mr. Rochester at once harsh-featured and melancholy-looking.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë


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