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The governor said he was reluctant to impose “rigid” reporting requirements on the development of “this critically important digital infrastructure.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

This means the court has decided not to impose a punishment because the experience of going to court has been punishment enough.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Canada plans to impose tariffs of 15% to 50% on about $20 billion of U.S. goods starting Sept. 8, following the collapse of trade talks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Oxford added it’s still possible for an off-ramp and de-escalation of trade tensions ahead of the Sept. 8 deadline Canada set to impose levies on U.S. products.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

What we need is a form of hindsight that does not impose itself arbitrarily on the mentality of the revolutionary generation, does not presume that we are witnessing the birth of an inevitable American superpower.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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

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

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Indonesia and Singapore vowed on Monday that the Strait of Malacca, a critical oil transit chokepoint in the region, will remain "accessible" even as Iran imposes fees on ships traversing the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

Random for most practical purposes, they are actually generated by a deterministic formula which imposes sufficient order on the numbers as to render them useless for some applications.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Carney has also imposed import taxes on several US wood products, such as plywood, and even screws used to fix timber together.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

“It’s a discipline that was imposed on us,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

For him the scene highlighted the contrast between the animal's wild nature and the human environment imposed upon it.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

In an earlier phase of the dispute, Ontario imposed a temporary 25-percent surcharge on electricity exports to three US states.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Not a word about the silence he had imposed upon Danny and me.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

Kelly’s imposing height, several inches above 6 feet, contrasts with his soft facial features and warm smile, making him the poster child for the figure of the gentle giant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

This would involve imposing sanctions on not just Iran but any entity doing business with it.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

By contrast, both technologies have already been widely used in England and Wales since 2018 and there are plans to start imposing new restriction zones on offenders this autumn.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Alex Grinberg, a senior fellow focused on Iran at the Turan Research Center, said the war set back Iran significantly by eliminating infrastructure and people in the nuclear programme and imposing massive economic damage.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

A few avenues to the west, Model T automobiles delivered well-dressed ladies and gentlemen to the doors of imposing three-story brick and stone homes.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield