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enforce

[en-fawrs, -fohrs] / ɛnˈfɔrs, -ˈfoʊrs /


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Noah Suarez-Sikes, a member of DSA-LA’s steering committee, said his group expects Raman to follow through on her promise to create an Office of Tenant Protections to enforce the city’s laws protecting renters from harassment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Though some of these measures passed one or both chambers, Congress has not been able to enforce them.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Asked about the case, the DOJ told ProPublica, “Federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections, and the Department has a duty to enforce it.”

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

The disaster prompted major international efforts to improve workplace standards, including an agreement between global clothing brands and trade unions to inspect factories and enforce safety measures.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Sheriff Freas was also no longer leading the investigation; that February, he was expelled from office after a jury had found him guilty of failing to enforce the law.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

"China enforces some of the world's strictest firearm control laws and regulations," it wrote, adding that China is "widely recognised as one of the safest countries globally".

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

“Every day, DHS enforces the laws of the nation across the country including in California,” the spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

It is a preliminary assessment from a joint investigation with the United Nations Command, which enforces the armistice that ended the active hostilities of the 1950-53 Korean War.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

“My Office enforces the law without fear or favor,” Santa Clara Dist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Parents may rest assured that each Volume teaches some noble lesson, or enforces some valuable truth.

From W.P. Nimmo Catalogue, Selected List, 1890 by Various

"A fragile ecosystem like the Himalaya demands stricter planning and building regulations than elsewhere, yet these rules have been weak and poorly enforced."

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Hopkins and others established local groups of the zealous who interrogated the accused by “watching and walking,” a technique of enforced sleep deprivation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

One ambitious report published by the think tank floated the radical idea of curbing the credit-card swipe fees enforced at grocery stores.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Both the Los Angeles Police Department and city attorney’s office declined to answer questions about how the new ordinance would be enforced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Concessions were made here and there, some laws were repealed, others simply weren’t enforced.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

“Traffic deaths are preventable and I’ll make sure we’re enforcing laws against dangerous driving, providing actual protection for people who walk and bike, and get our street lights back on and our streets fixed.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor also pushed back against the idea that enforcing antidiscrimination laws against recipients of state funds is itself discrimination.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

Norway's main media organisations said Tuesday they had taken legal action to block Meta from enforcing new user terms which they claim threaten their rights to their journalistic content.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

But responsibility for enforcing those limits is increasingly falling to organizations, institutions and individuals outside of the legislative branch.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026

There have always been laws against killing or selling bonobos in Congo, but the government had trouble enforcing them before because there was nowhere to place confiscated infants.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer


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