enact
Example Sentences
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Their ability to enact change depended on their willingness to defy current custom and mores.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
He said: 'What we now need is the prime minister to enact the legislation.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Sen. Marco Rubio — though Congress has yet to enact anything.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026
The ballot measure will make significant changes to how Californians vote, and enact new mandates on county elections officials.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
Congress, which during Reconstruction had been quick to enact measures of legal, social, and economic freedom for blacks, just as quickly began to roll them back.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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