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noun

Definition of fines

plural of fine

as in penalties

a sum of money to be paid as a punishment a $50 fine for speeding

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of fine

as in imposes

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty the police will fine you for driving with one headlight out

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fines

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of fine

as in filters

to remove usually visible impurities from the use of egg shells to fine wine

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The fines on America's second-biggest bank amount to the third-largest in the department's history. — Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026 In 2024, Indonesia revised its anti-wildlife trafficking law to bring in stricter fines and longer jail sentences. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 Seid paid all fines and tickets without contesting them, Axios reported. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 The fines on America’s second-biggest bank amount to the third-largest in the department’s history. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Sunday marked the first time the city is issuing fines and citations for the offense. — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 City could face a points deduction or a relegation to a lower-tier league on top of fines or individual punishments for team executives. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Relief with limits The court granted a stay suspending the June 27 regulation and all fines issued under it pending a further court order. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Verb

Whether the league responds to Booker’s complaints — or fines him for them — the conversation around officiating in this series is far from over. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 The state of California also fines taxpayers who didn’t withhold enough from their paychecks, with rates varying by offense. — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026 Watchdog Fintrac fines crypto exchange Cryptomus some $126 million for failing to flag potentially criminal transactions. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025

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Brooks Koepka in January became the first LIV player to return to the PGA Tour under financial penalties that included no access to equity grants for five years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
The Wild killed all five penalties against them and are 21 for 22 this season, the best penalty kill rate in the NHL.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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Berkowicz, 65, opposes Illinois’ sanctuary-state law and believes the state imposes too many mandates on localities.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
The judgment imposes no criminal fine, although Roberts must pay a mandatory $100 assessment.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of imposes

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Under the standard model, qualifying for those rewards requires potential traders to pay an upfront fee for a simulated evaluation of their trading skills—a hurdle that filters out the vast majority of applicants.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
That runoff waters the plants and filters pollutants as the soil absorbs it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of filters

Verb

Rio Tinto in Canada extracts high-purity scandium oxide from titanium dioxide waste streams produced from its Lac Tio mine operations in Quebec.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
That web lasted about a decade before it was dismantled, piece by piece, in favor of one that extracts profits from similar interactions.

— Betsy Blondin, Longreads, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of extracts

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But the list clarifies that restrictions don’t apply to licensing, partnerships, and contract research services involving these technologies.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026
The team's research clarifies how the environments around infant stars directly affect planetary fates and, in turn, the survival of extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, that are potentially capable of hosting life.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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