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have been imposing

  • present perfect progressive of impose.

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Human Rights Council, told reporters that while many countries have been imposing sanctions on individuals, military entities, financial institutions and energy companies, what is needed is “coordinated action.”

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2022

But the state’s local governments have been imposing and lifting requirements on their own, creating a confusing patchwork of regulations.

From Seattle Times Oct. 11, 2021

But we’re really haggling over whether this particular risk is worth the kinds of measures that public health authorities have been imposing for centuries.

From Washington Post Aug. 3, 2021

They may not have been imposing maestros, but they knew a thing or two about Verdi.

From New York Times Apr. 4, 2010

The fact is, Frank, I have been imposing upon you.

From The Cash Boy by Alger, Horatio