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impinge upon





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World Athletics said allowing the athletes to transfer their nationality "would impinge upon and compromise the imperatives underlying the World Athletics eligibility rules and transfer of allegiance regulations".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

There’s so many factors that can impinge upon the expression of that bond.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2022

Justice Department guidelines require approval from the attorney general to investigate or charge a member of the news media with a crime, to ensure that law enforcement does not impinge upon freedom of the press.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2021

Any financial support for local media must include thoroughgoing safeguards to ensure that public funding does not impinge upon the editorial independence.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2020

In general, my interest was in how the lives of the two species impinge upon each other in Mesa Verde.

From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Douglas, Charles L.




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