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impost

[im-pohst] / ˈɪm poʊst /


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About 42% of Americans say the economy and cost of living is the most impost important issue facing the country today, a CNN poll External link this month found.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

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

On April 3, he swung Pollard onto Seabiscuit and secured enough lead pads under the saddle to bring the horse’s impost to a whopping 130 pounds.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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