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Ousmane Dembele: The Ballon d'Or winner was unable to impose himself as Spain bossed the game.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

In 2018, California voters approved Proposition 7, which was supposed to give the Legislature the authority to impose year-round daylight saving time — but only if the federal government allowed states to do so.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

But she determined in Monday’s ruling that she still had inherent authority to impose sanctions because the original lawsuit was filed in bad faith.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Evolution doesn’t necessarily eliminate structures unless they impose a strong disadvantage.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

Judge Reed expressed serious misgivings about the sentence he was forced to impose.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Our system imposes that experience over 2 million times each year.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

If the administration imposes a new rule closer to the election, Logan said his office is ready to follow the law.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

It imposes a per-item fee for producing textile en masse that will increase over time, and a ban on advertising for ultra-fast fashion brands, including by social media influencers.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Fiduciary duty is the highest obligation the law imposes on asset managers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

I told the Court that the United States is the only country in the world that imposes life imprisonment without parole sentences on children.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Meanwhile, Beijing approved a large increase in July fuel exports, partially unwinding restrictions imposed in March by allowing private refiners to resume shipments, according to commodities data and analytics firm Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

"As a result, the Google search engine is imposed as the default on Swiss users, without a 'choice screen' being displayed during the initial set-up."

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

In any case, the announcement appeared to secure a commitment from Trump to exempt Apple from tariffs imposed on imported chips.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

It is a place that has witnessed military battles, sovereignty disputes and a 13-year blockade imposed by Spain.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Indeed, he said, Copernicus was acknowledged by all astronomers except those who “were a bit slow-witted or under the superstitions imposed by merely human authority.”

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

He may have been dissuaded from imposing a toll, but this is the way he thinks, and this is how he defines U.S. interests.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026

Eastern time to “continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

In May, Darwin filed a preliminary injunction, temporarily blocking the state from imposing the new rules.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Despite diplomatic tensions and the two countries imposing tit-for-tat restrictions on trade when the interim government was in power, bilateral trade last year stood at around £13bn, mostly in India's favour.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

He’s more comfortable with women as ideas, and he’s most comfortable imposing his ideas on them.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day