enacted
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The department said it had also enacted "quarantines, movement controls, and surveillance" in that area.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Better an orderly devolution of the highway program to the states, than one enacted in the midst of chaos.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The funds will be made available through the Defense Production Act, which was enacted in 1950 and gives the US president emergency power over domestic industries.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
In the San Gabriel Valley, Montebello, El Monte and Baldwin Park have all enacted temporary moratoriums, and Alhambra recently banned data centers as part of a zoning code update.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The village councillors had enacted a bounty on screechers after one ventured into a garbage pile during an Autumn Faire.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
