impost
Example Sentences
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“The Senate has the power and responsibility to prevent irreversible legislative changes that, by giving in to localized interests, impost an immense toll on society and jeopardize the country’s future.”
From Seattle Times
Key West is the only place in Florida set to impost a sunscreen ban - an effort to protect reefs that are important to the city’s economy and environment.
From Washington Times
Article I, Section 8 allows Congress to “lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises.”
From Washington Post
In policy matters, he proved obtuse, recommending, in one of his first initiatives, a blanket cancellation of all trade imposts.
From The New Yorker
Constitution empowers Congress to make decisions about “duties, imposts and excises,” and generally to oversee issues related to international trade.
From MSNBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
