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imposition

[im-puh-zish-uhn] / ˌɪm pəˈzɪʃ ən /




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“The ballroom is literally an imposition between two branches of our government,” the architect David Scott Parker, who’s on the board of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, fretted to the Times.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

In the nine months following the April 2025 imposition of reciprocal tariffs, Chinese exports to the United States declined by an estimated $109 billion against the 2022-24 baseline.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

But in yet another sign that finding a compromise may prove difficult, Ejei said "we certainly do not accept imposition", in a video shared by the judiciary's Mizan Online website.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Since the imposition of the blockade, at least one ship, a bulk carrier, left an Iranian port and exited the region, according to publicly available shipping data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

She apologizes for any imposition, since she and Marie Dachauer are strangers.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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