impose
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Chinese authorities for two decades have capped the amount of money citizens can transfer overseas at $50,000 annually—the type of regulation that the U.S. and other advanced economies generally don’t impose on their citizens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Paxton’s office filed the civil lawsuit shortly after the criminal charges were announced, seeking to permanently close Rojas’ clinics and impose financial penalties.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
He invoked emergency economic powers to impose a swath of these duties quickly, a move deemed illegal by the high court this February.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Asked whether Iran would impose tolls on merchant vessels passing through the vital waterway, Caine said it was a “hypothetical” scenario — a response Kennedy rejected.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
While other states have caps of more than a million dollars, and many have no cap at all, several states impose onerous eligibility requirements.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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The attacks come as the U.S. imposes a naval blockade of Iranian ports and coastal areas to choke off Iran’s economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 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
There have also been several reports over the years of managers being suddenly dismissed, often for alleged breached of the rules the brewery imposes.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Whatever one thinks of Bruen, Hemani demonstrates that historical analysis imposes meaningful constraints only if courts insist on genuine analogical rigor.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 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
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Shortly after completing it, he blocked Norris' team-mate Oscar Piastri and the stewards imposed a three-place grid penalty.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Fable 5 and Mythos 5 were briefly pulled from public access in June after the US Commerce Department imposed export controls, which were lifted at the end of that month.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
The USTR’s office said in a statement that the duties were imposed on economies due to their “failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Hartnett draws a worrying analogy between the constraints imposed by the disruption to oil supplies and the uninterrupted supply of both U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
He was always friendly but never imposed on me, and I could tell he had it tough in here.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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The US is imposing new tariffs on imports from around 60 trading partners over claims they failed to properly stop forced labour.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
It’s also possible that the hints about export controls are diplomatic posturing by the Chinese government, intended to discourage the U.S. from imposing any restrictions on its technological freedoms.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
He trained physically to make Aemond lean but also strong and imposing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Australia had led other countries in imposing limits on social media use for children, but the challenge to shape AI in Australia's interest was greater and demanded action now, he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
The imposing structure of the Cairo courthouse and the even more imposing customs house looked like enormous freshly baked cookies in the syrupy gold of the light at the end of the day.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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