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enact

[en-akt] / ɛnˈækt /




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Ultimately, pro-democracy Americans will need to learn and enact what can be described as political grit — an antidote to despair that combines practical, spiritual and emotional approaches to political action.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

The exemptions would sunset in 2032 so legislators could review the bill’s effect before deciding whether to enact the policy permanently.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

A customs court in 1974 ruled that tariff unlawful, which prompted Congress to enact Section 122.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has suggested Congress could enact the idea through reconciliation, a process lawmakers used to pass a tax and spending law last year and avoid the filibuster.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Many of these reforms were precisely the sort of things that we in the ANC someday hoped to enact.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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