impose
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The measure would impose a new half-cent sales tax countywide, with the proceeds going toward local hospitals and clinics hit by federal funding cuts.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The remedy we’re talking about that the court could impose is one that Blanche is saying shouldn’t exist.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
Since the fall, the administration has curbed plans to impose penalties on certain Chinese companies, levy hefty tariffs and investigate China-linked hackers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The judge, Madam Justice McBride, said that in light of the pleas, the only sentence she could impose was that of a life sentence.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
But his polite regrets didn’t impose upon her, and when she galloped away with the Count, she saw Laurie sit down by her aunt with an actual expression of relief.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing impose
The Declaration of Independence
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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