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enactment

[en-akt-muhnt] / ɛnˈækt mənt /




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The bond market appears unworried about the next decade, even as tariff’s enactment and now reversal heightens global trade uncertainty.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

The law provides that the provision became effective “upon the date of enactment . . . subject to any transition period determined appropriate” of up to three fiscal years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

All legislation should require that any challenge must be commenced within, say, 30 days of the law’s enactment.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025

I recall the intense inner excitement aroused in my heart by Alla Nazimova’s enactment of Mrs. Alving in a performance of Ibsen’s “Ghosts” in the 1930s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

With this enactment Millet hoped to carry visitors “back 400 years”—despite the steam tugboats that would nudge the Spanish ships toward shore.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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