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He tells clients in a note that a sale for A$500 million plus appropriate brand value, with only a modest capital gains tax impost, would be positively received by investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

Congress quickly passed the 5 percent impost on imports that reformers had vainly sought from the Confederation.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

She defied a penalty at Lingfield last time with ease and another 6lb impost for that victory is unlikely to stop her such was the manner of her success.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 23, 2013

As reported by Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Crosby was not tame in his criticism of the hits and the league’s decision to not impost supplementary discipline.

From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2011

So Howard parked his horses between the two tracks and began playing one against the other, hoping to pressure Santa Anita out of giving Seabiscuit an excessive impost.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

The spending clause allows Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises all for the general welfare of the United States.

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026

Article I, Section 8 allows Congress to “lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2019

In policy matters, he proved obtuse, recommending, in one of his first initiatives, a blanket cancellation of all trade imposts.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 6, 2018

He and others, including former President Madison, argued that Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution gave Congress the power to “lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises.”

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014

Woolf weighed a lot more than the imposts assigned to most of these horses, but somehow he was able to circumvent the rule requiring riders to be within five pounds of the assignment.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand