as in to reapply
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Recent Examples of reimpose
The United States and its allies will have to decide whether reimposing UN sanctions on Iran is worth the risk of Iran producing weapons-grade uranium and leaving the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, which Tehran has threatened to do in response.
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Eric Brewer, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2023
After Biden eased sanctions on Venezuela, the Maduro regime allowed some deportation flights to resume — but this year, after Biden reimposed the sanctions, the flights again have stalled.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Six months later, the Biden administration reimposed oil sanctions against the regime.
—Zach Dorfman, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
As president, Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal six years ago, reimposed sanctions and introduced new sanctions.
—Dan De Luce, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
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Eric Brewer, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2023
After Biden eased sanctions on Venezuela, the Maduro regime allowed some deportation flights to resume — but this year, after Biden reimposed the sanctions, the flights again have stalled.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Six months later, the Biden administration reimposed oil sanctions against the regime.
—Zach Dorfman, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
As president, Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal six years ago, reimposed sanctions and introduced new sanctions.
—Dan De Luce, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reimpose
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Locals and regulars banded together to physically and virtually protest the new ownership in early 2015, also decrying a policy that existing staff had to reapply for their jobs before the restaurant’s reopening.Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Companies are free to reapply for approval after being rejected, though there’s no guarantee FDA won’t come to the same conclusion and reject the application again.Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
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Only after passing these checks will the node relay the transaction to other nodes.Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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White relayed how Buzelis turned what could have been a free Saturday morning into work hours.Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Today, more than four decades after the fall of the dictatorship, the pervasive and unresolved trauma inflicted by that period is evident in many forms across Argentina.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Argentina’s retirees are perhaps the most potent symbol of the strife inflicted by Mr. Milei’s fiscal shock.Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Cabinet was then compelled to revoke the martial law before dawn on Dec. 4, ending Yoon's six hour long military rule.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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During the 1970s, in East Texas, Bird, who lives in Austin, was compelled to photograph Black rodeos put on to celebrate Juneteenth, which was not yet nationally celebrated.Donny Bajohr, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Posey wasn’t sufficiently deterred by the fact that signing Adames, who had been extended a qualifying offer by the Brewers, will force the Giants to sacrifice their second- and fifth-round picks along with $1 million in international bonus money from their 2026 pool.Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
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About two dozen street vendors who were forced to pack up their wares as detectives investigated the shooting were spotted waiting outside the police cordon following the incident.Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Long lamented the havoc wreaked on motorists, who will be affected by the partial bridge closure well into 2025.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
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Climate change is wreaking carnage on natural wonders and the habitats of the world’s most spectral creatures, but the fact is, most of those wonders will still be here long after you’re gone.Jordan Riefe, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2024
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In July, California imposed permanent water restrictions on towns and cities, an attempt to locally respond to droughts that are expected to only get worse in the coming decades.Elizabeth Rush, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Even if Beijing is selective in issuing threats and imposing restrictions, taking action against some U.S. partners but not others, the same chill will be running through capitals across the world, from Brussels to New Delhi.Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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Wynant’s character is coerced into releasing a man imprisoned in a monastery who turns out to be the devil.Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2024
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Vance also suggested that wealthy parents might go so far as to coerce their children to undergo gender surgeries to get into better colleges and universities.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Reimpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reimpose. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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