impose
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That doesn’t augur well for a union-backed initiative seeking to qualify for the November ballot that would impose a wealth tax on billionaires.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Legislative proposals range from mandatory age verification for games with chat features to bills that would impose national safety standards.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
He added the company had made "little financial gain" and it would "benefit nobody" to impose a fine which led to the firm going out of business.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The judge, Madam Justice McBride, said that in light of the pleas, the only sentence she could impose was that of a life sentence.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The authorities attempted to impose a complete blackout; they did not want us to learn anything that might raise our morale or reassure us that people on the outside were still thinking about us.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing impose
The Declaration of Independence
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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