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

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026

Trade lawyers say the new tariffs are likely to withstand legal scrutiny, as Section 301 gives broad authority to the president to enact tariffs after an investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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

The failure of successive governments to enact such a law fuelled frustration among those seeking tougher punishment for sacrilege, increasing pressure on the AAP government to act.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025

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

In fact, Congress enacted Title IX, the statute requiring equal opportunity for women athletes, because it was concerned about sex discrimination, not physical differences between men and women.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026

Havana has enacted a series of free-market reforms to give the economy a boost.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

If enacted, the fee would make studying in the U.S. less attractive for foreigners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

But life can change in an instant, and that plan may need to be enacted tomorrow.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

He was still feeling it in September when Congress enacted a draft bill.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

CBS News head Bari Weiss, whom Ellison brought on when he bought her company Free Press, last year, has been under fire for changes she is enacting at the news organization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 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

Their work caring for others in the name of enacting a more just vision of our country, whether on the national stage or in their everyday lives, is profoundly, fundamentally American.

From Slate ● May 26, 2026

Luckily, she had lost her voice, and she could only smile and shrug and wave her arms gracefully, like fronds, as the children tried to guess what sort of charade she was enacting.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood