impose
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Two years later, momentum swung again, as the union helped persuade California Gov. Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown Jr. to impose the toughest farm labor regulations in the nation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The city does not impose a local sales or income tax, and Michigan does not tax Social Security income.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Elliot Anderson: Struggled to impose himself in the game and was shown a yellow card for a mis-timed challenge on Gomes.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Couvy said France lacked enough prosecutors and judges to handle the cases, while overcrowded prisons limited the courts’ ability to impose custodial sentences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
On the march he would impose strict field discipline.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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In addition, the state imposes a 48.2 cent a gallon excise tax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
What slows, how it slows and who imposes the limit will determine who ultimately pays.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that imposes a 15% tariff on imported products made from polysilicon, a crucial material used in semiconductors and solar panels.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
In June, county voters approved Measure ER, which imposes a half-cent sales tax estimated to bring in $1 billion a year to help cash-strapped hospitals, clinics and Planned Parenthood services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
His lawyers argued that the law is arbitrary and irrational, because it imposes such vastly different penalties on two forms of the same substance.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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Since a diplomatic dispute last year related to China's claim to Taiwan, Beijing has imposed sterner controls on exports to Japan of certain products, including some rare earths.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
It extended the offer just as it imposed a new mandate requiring workers to be in the office five days a week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
The ban had been imposed at a time when the Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema was facing a wave of social unrest less than a year after his election.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
By separating resistance from the fluid itself from the confinement imposed by channel walls, the researchers could investigate viscosity without the additional mechanical interference that complicates conventional experiments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Such was the narrowness imposed in the house that Aureliano Segundo felt more comfortable at Petra Cotes's.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Konsa is an imposing figure, quick across the ground, and his aggression in challenges has impressed supporters.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
California has strong laws that prevent homeowner associations from blocking solar panels or imposing unreasonable restrictions on them, Kaatz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Analysts told AFP that Xi is trying to maximise efficiency and loyalty among cadres by imposing more supervision and rules.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
Greece's parliament passed a law Friday banning children under 15 from social media, joining a growing number of countries imposing curbs on young people's use of the apps.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
He’s a tall, imposing teacher, but everybody likes him.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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