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[en-akt] / ɛnˈækt /




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In late May, the standards board voted to approve the petition and move forward with steps to enact emergency regulations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

A Michigan spokesman declined to comment about how the university reached the decision to enact the pilot.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Chait points to the Senate’s creation—a compromise between bigger and smaller states to enact the Constitution.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

Australia will enact laws to regulate how artificial intelligence data centres use power and water, and to protect creative copyright, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

What I found instead was a ready opportunity to enact my plan.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

It enacts investor protections through disclosure and custody rules.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

You mentioned that sometimes Congress enacts authorizations for use of military force.

From Slate Mar. 2, 2026

But then he enacts the scene in which Iago subtly poisons Othello’s mind into believing that his wife is having an affair with a handsome lieutenant.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 17, 2026

The Taoiseach said he had waited until now because he wanted the Finance Bill, which enacts the Budget changes and contains new tax provisions, to be passed.

From BBC Nov. 6, 2024

In a separate act, the Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance, which outlaws slavery in the territories north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi Rivers.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Because Bill Clinton, who was president when Roth IRAs were enacted in 1997, was wary of giving wealthy Americans a tax break they didn’t need, contribution limits also were constrained by family income.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

The Sentencing Act actually has a clause, not yet enacted, that would allow foreign nationals to be deported at the point of sentence.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

According to Airbnb research, when cities like New York enacted stricter hosting policies, swaths of the company’s home-rental footprint effectively disappeared in those areas.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

At the time that they enacted the Constitution, the ratio between the largest state and the smallest state was something about 13-to-1 or 14-to-1.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

My heart goes out to all of us who in those afternoons at Small’s enacted our scene with Fewclothes.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

But the spokesperson stressed Kosovo would focus on enacting its deal with Denmark "before entering into any new agreement of a similar nature".

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

“At the same time, we are encouraged that Congress can prevent similarly situated taxpayers from facing the same unfair result by enacting the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

Strong majorities of Californians believe democracy is under attack and support enacting a new state Voting Rights Act to prohibit discrimination and efforts to suppress voting, a poll showed.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

By enacting thresholds and country lists into statute, the bill limits the president’s ability to adapt export controls as tech and alliances evolve.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

After riding Sunshine, a group of us played at Civil War games, enacting the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, skirmishing with wooden swords and firing log cannons.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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