enforce
Example Sentences
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But here’s the jujitsu move: McElroy then neutralized O’Connor’s order to enforce the subpoena by nullifying the subpoena itself, because the DOJ had failed to identify any possible law-breaking by the hospital.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
“Plenty of functioning cities enforce their laws,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
Basically, child support is easier to enforce once a formal order exists.
From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026
Thousands of parents owing more than $100,000 in child support who started losing their passports on Friday under a new State Department effort to enforce a 1996 law.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
They were controlled by “big men,” the social scientist’s term for the alpha male who is able in such informal settings to enforce his will through persuasion or force.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing enforce
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19th Amendment (1920)
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