imposed
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The orders against these firms imposed similar punishments.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
The union said the rollout was done “in a scattershot manner,” with hundreds either not receiving the raises or waiting months, and alleged UC also imposed new healthcare rates without bargaining.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
After the off-field problems in Australia, England imposed a midnight curfew for the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka and the T20 World Cup.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Perec was a member of Oulipo, an avant-garde circle of writers and mathematicians who believed that arbitrary rules imposed in advance of writing were the path to creative discovery.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
For a few seconds these conditions imposed restraint.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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