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impose on

  1. 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]

  2. 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]



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And the levies Trump said he intends to impose on goods will often be much higher than the ones they charge on American imports.

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He has claimed that the policy is merely a response to heavy tariffs that other countries already impose on American goods, but fact-checkers have pointed out those so-called tariffs by other countries are actually just the Trump administration dividing the country's trade deficit by its U.S.-bound exports in half.

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Trump's speech was triumphant - one that belied the potentially high costs his moves would impose on the American economy and on his own political standing.

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That’s why “impact fees,†which most of the state’s localities impose on developers, have gone through the roof, reaching more than $100,000 per home in some jurisdictions and at least $1 billion a year statewide.

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And she is under enormous pressure to show Trump that she takes his security concerns seriously in order to avoid sweeping tariffs he has threatened to impose on Mexican goods.

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