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enforce

[en-fawrs, -fohrs] / ɛnˈfɔrs, -ˈfoʊrs /


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The right standard is simple and consistent: Enforce the law everywhere, and enforce it professionally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Enforce the laws and demand a regional approach for additional shelters and expanded mental-health facilities.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2021

Enforce the rule that requires staying in the batter’s box, put in a pitch clock, and thwart stall tactics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2020

Enforce the universally understood rule that the driver gets to pick the music.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2019

On May 27th, three weeks after the Sussex "pledge," he made an address in Washington before the League to Enforce Peace, which was intended to lay the basis for his approaching negotiations.

From The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II by Hendrick, Burton Jesse




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