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[en-akt] / ɛnˈækt /




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As part of the deal, the firm promised to enact two-hour daily time limits for young users, along with night-time blocks on use, muted notifications during school hours, and other changes.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

No provision of the Constitution says in so many words that Congress may not compel state officials to carry out federal law-enforcement responsibilities or to enact legislation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

A medical student pressed him on how one senator could actually enact the sweeping things he was promising.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

The bill also creates whistleblower protections for law firm employees who report misconduct, and would enact new restrictions on loans that attorneys give their clients.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

But Congress could only enact laws if both chambers agreed—part of the “checks and balances” built into the U.S.

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

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

From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026

This budget enacts a “deemed approved” permitting process—which automatically certifies pending permits after an established time frame—for Department of Environmental Protection regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

A Bachardy portrait enacts an extended visual encounter between two people, its intimacy inescapable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025

The true danger lies not only in what the state enacts, but in what the public comes to accept as normal, even necessary.

From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025

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

In other instances, such as in Louisiana, an AI law was enacted after the ad aired.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

Following his inspiration, Congress enacted the National Endowment for Democracy to promote and resource democratic ideals around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

A PSG statement at the time said it "has always acted in full compliance with the laws and regulations enacted by sports institutions" and it "denies the allegations".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

For the activists at Pro Animal DC, who are seeking to emulate places like California and Pittsburgh that have enacted laws against foie gras, it's about fighting animal cruelty.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

In response, one state after another enacted direct-file laws that allowed juvenile offenders to be transferred to adult courts if they committed certain crimes.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

District Court Judge Indira Talwani, a federal judge in Massachusetts, who will decide in the coming days whether to issue a permanent ban on enacting the system for this election.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

What we have seen in Minneapolis is ordinary people insisting on their own vision of what we are and what we do as a country, then enacting that vision.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Policymakers also have been busy enacting privacy laws—and they have done so remarkably quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 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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