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impose on

  1. Force something on someone; also, levy a tax or duty. For example, Don't try to impose your ideas on me , or The British crown imposed a tariff on tea . [Late 1500s]

  2. Force oneself on others; take unfair advantage of. For example, Am I imposing on you if I stay overnight? or He's always imposing on us, dropping in unexpectedly with numerous friends . [Early 1600s]



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Ken White had a good observation: that critics “have an exaggerated expectation of Twitter alternatives, imposing norms of decorum, civility, productivity, etc. that they absolutely do not impose on Twitter.”

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She claims to be concerned for PLCAA’s purpose of establishing the “primacy of the political branches—both state and federal—in deciding which duties to impose on the firearms industry.”

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Nor is there any real sanction that Nato can impose on defaulters.

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US and China have agreed a temporary cut to the tariffs they impose on each other's imports.

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“This is the worldview that they want to impose on all of us, and it’s not new,” she said.

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