as in levies
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
that state now imposes a fine for text messaging while driving
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Recent Examples of imposes
Filing Deadlines Matter The state imposes strict statutory deadlines that govern how long a family has to formally file a lawsuit.
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William Jones,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
Please let this statement serve to represent that any Country that imposes such a Tax will immediately be met with a 100% TARIFF on any and all Goods sent to the United States of America.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
The states also told the court that the move imposes a costly burden on election officials to comply and would spread fear about the possibility of prosecution.
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Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
Nearly every step confers a benefit on someone; almost none imposes a cost on the party that walks away.
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Monica Duffy Toft,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
The bill imposes new requirements on city and county governments, such as publishing a quarterly report on employee compensation and conducting a budget cutting exercise each year.
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Cbs Miami Team,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Not work-life-balance-wise, but that’s sort of one of the ways that imposes itself.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
The charging-time penalty the new method imposes could be less than three seconds per session—a pretty tolerable penalty for a potential gain of two or three extra years of useful battery life.
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IEEE Spectrum,
17 June 2026
The city’s Youth Protection Ordinance imposes a curfew for children under 16, unless they are accompanied by a parent or guardian.
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Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2026
William Jones,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
Please let this statement serve to represent that any Country that imposes such a Tax will immediately be met with a 100% TARIFF on any and all Goods sent to the United States of America.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
The states also told the court that the move imposes a costly burden on election officials to comply and would spread fear about the possibility of prosecution.
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Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
Nearly every step confers a benefit on someone; almost none imposes a cost on the party that walks away.
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Monica Duffy Toft,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
The bill imposes new requirements on city and county governments, such as publishing a quarterly report on employee compensation and conducting a budget cutting exercise each year.
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Cbs Miami Team,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Not work-life-balance-wise, but that’s sort of one of the ways that imposes itself.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
The charging-time penalty the new method imposes could be less than three seconds per session—a pretty tolerable penalty for a potential gain of two or three extra years of useful battery life.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
17 June 2026
The city’s Youth Protection Ordinance imposes a curfew for children under 16, unless they are accompanied by a parent or guardian.
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Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imposes
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Beyond the federal government, each state also levies their own separate gas taxes.
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Beyond the federal government, each state also levies their own separate gas taxes.
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Whether the league responds to Booker’s complaints — or fines him for them — the conversation around officiating in this series is far from over.
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The state of California also fines taxpayers who didn’t withhold enough from their paychecks, with rates varying by offense.
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However, some state workers currently using public transit have questions about capacity, especially as declining state and federal transit funding puts a strain on transit agencies.
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That puts her in the club of four other millionaire authors on the bench – Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas.
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The indictment charges all five defendants with conspiracy, unlicensed dealing and manufacturing of firearms, interstate travel with intent to unlawfully deal firearms, and unlawful importation of firearms into California.
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Positioned as neutral infrastructure for payments and the internet economy, OUSD charges no mint or redeem fees and distributes most reserve income back to its partners.
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However, his premise inaccurately assesses blame.
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The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio assesses the complete picture of quality across thousands of stocks, not just a single factor, retains the 30 strongest selections, and re-balances them with careful discipline.
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Ali then exacts his revenge, pumping several rounds into Alamo's chest as the antagonistic figure falls for good.
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Shrinking lake ice exacts its price Depending on how much greenhouse gases warm the planet in the coming years, the average lake could lose up to 10 to 28 days of ice cover by the end of the century, says Sapna Sharma, a global change biologist at York University in Canada.
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“Imposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imposes. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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