impose
verb (used with object)
to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc..
has been imposing
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present perfect progressiveof impose (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"Japan has been imposing strict sanctions against Russia in close coordination with the international community, including the G7," a Japanese Foreign Ministry Official said in an emailed statement.
From Reuters ● Apr. 4, 2023
The state has been imposing penalties against noncompliant employers in waves, starting early this year with those that have 101 or more workers in the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
State health department data show John Muir Health has been imposing an “unconscionable” fee of more than $5,000 for the test since at least 2018, and raising the price every year, the suit claims.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
As a result, the country's electricity board has been imposing power cuts that have grown longer and longer in duration.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2022
The fines which Germany has been imposing so lavishly on towns and provinces will, a commercial friend informs us, ultimately prove to be what are known in City circles as "temporary loans."
From Punch or the London Charivari, September 9, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman
