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enshrine

[en-shrahyn] / ɛnˈʃraɪn /


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Athens in turn has been irritated by a Turkish plan to enshrine into domestic law claims over parts of the Aegean.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Once the slave power had been vanquished, the Reconstruction Congress sought to enshrine birthright citizenship in the Constitution so it could never be stripped away again.

From Slate Jun. 30, 2026

But anxieties about growing diversity and rising indifference had convinced many Americans of the need to enshrine Christianity in the Constitution.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

Those were investigative grand jury hearings, meaning prosecutors could use them to enshrine testimony against Burke, but could not use the proceedings to secure an indictment against Burke.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

Working as a lawyer in South Africa meant operating under a debased system of justice, a code of law that did not enshrine equality but its opposite.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Vietnam's constitution enshrines a right to religious freedom, but the government tightly regulates religious organisations.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

The 14th Amendment permanently enshrines in the Constitution the privileges and protections of democracy.

From Slate Jan. 10, 2024

The settlement agreement enshrines many of those provisions, but it gives the company three more years to close its wells.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2023

The human rights declaration, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in Paris on December 10, 1948, enshrines a standard for human rights and freedoms for all people.

From Seattle Times Dec. 8, 2023

And here, soft wrought in memory's vague designs, Dim semblances her wistful gaze will greet Of lost ones that inthrall phantasmally sweet The mirror's luminous quietude enshrines.

From Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches by Constance Fenimore Woolson

We all grasp what it means to be an American and how that is enshrined in the Constitution.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2026

Only three Ramones songs ever made it to the Billboard Hot 100 — “Rockaway Beach,” “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker,” and “Do You Wanna Dance,” all absolute bangers that should be enshrined in the culture.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

The principle of birthright citizenship, known in legal terms as "jus soli" or "right of the soil", is enshrined in the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

As The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this year, this move has rattled many new-car dealers, whose sales model is tightly regulated and enshrined in strict state franchise laws.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Instead, everyone would be listed by date of casualty, forever enshrined with the names of their buddies who were also mortally wounded that day.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

During the violence, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa signed a decree enshrining the Kurds' national rights and recognising Kurdish as a national language, an unprecedented step since Syria's independence in 1946.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Pope Leo XIV on Monday warned that AI risked enshrining “an anti-human vision,” replacing jobs with dehumanizing work and consuming vast amounts of water and energy.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

In the aftermath of the crime, newly minted fans of Mangione quickly fitted the man with revolutionary trappings, enshrining him as an avenger of working-class power.

From Slate May 1, 2026

City Council voted to designate the “Brady Bunch” house as a historic-cultural monument on Wednesday, enshrining the Studio City Midcentury as a piece of the city’s history.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2026

Miss Cynthia's voice recalled her from the vision of coming womanhood, that she was to live over again on her wedding night, with its holy blessedness enshrining her within her bridal veil.

From A Little Girl of Long Ago by Amanda Minnie Douglas




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