imposition
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Discretion that is “suitably directed and limited” would “ensure … the sentencing authority is apprised of the information relevant to the imposition of sentence and provided with standards to guide its use of that information.”
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 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
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
But Iranian officials and state media said that conditions remained on passage through the waterway, including the imposition of tolls and coordination with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
He informed the commanding officer that not only was it an imposition to have stand-up desks, but that they sloped so steeply that the books fell off.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
The film is lightning in a bottle, magic that only stands to have its smoke dispersed and mirrors cracked by the unnecessary impositions of the dreaded Hollywood sequel.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
That heritage gave both him and the backcountry settlers he epitomized their combative sense of equality and dignity—rooted in the history of British impositions on their ancestral lands in Ulster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Windsor officials said the town signed the agreement to “avoid further unfair and unjustified financial impositions placed upon the citizens of Windsor by the Office of the Attorney General.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
“We don’t want impositions on the Mercosur,” Lula said in a live broadcast on social media.
From Reuters ● Jul. 4, 2023
Even the most ardent anticommunists among them regarded the oath as an uncomfortable reminder of the impositions on academic freedom they had suffered in their homelands.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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