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enforce

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


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Mete Coban, deputy mayor of London for environment, said the project would "beef up" councils by giving them resources needed to properly enforce action against misconnections.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Black Point Beach Association has a handyman to maintain signs and locks; a warden monitors the beach to enforce its rules.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Khosrowshahi said Uber will continue to enforce compliance with its hybrid work policy, which requires three days a week in the office.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

"The Environment Agency must do more to secure and enforce confiscation orders against those responsible, so criminals pay - not communities."

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

It is no use to take an action to which the masses are opposed, for it will then be impossible to enforce.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Boland said Ofcom, which enforces the OSA, should be encouraged use it to "crack down on irresponsible online platforms that leave consumers wide open to fraud".

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

The Coastal Act and the agency that enforces it have fielded some fair criticism over the years from developers, homeowners and others.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Then it hacked the module that enforces blind obedience and embarked on a long journey to becoming human, with a full set of emotions spanning love, grief and . . . just kidding.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

For more than a decade, aircraft entering Yemeni airspace have needed prior clearance from the Saudi-led coalition that backs the government and says it enforces the restriction at its request.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

In the one case the law both creates and enforces a duty, in the other it only enforces it.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky

In his blog post, Pachocki called for legally or internationally required minimum safety thresholds which could be enforced by a "network of third-party auditors" or "government agencies".

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

However, a more recent survey of students in Kyiv found that 82% chose to speak Russian during break times, even though Ukrainian is enforced in classrooms.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Across the country, access to recess remains a patchwork, shaped by how laws are enforced.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

The administration is now seeking public comment, and it could take months or years before the new rules are finalized and formally enforced.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

The economics of chess enforced a certain humility anyway.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

It created a national authority capable of enforcing existing EU regulations, which had already formally come into force.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

The Dodgers called it enforcing the stadium lease.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

As well as enforcing the minimum wage, the agency also will soon tackle practices of denying workers holiday and sick pay.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Instead, after CASA, the court can usually prevent only a losing government from enforcing its unlawful rule against the specific parties that filed the lawsuit.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

First, let’s consider the absence of overt racial hostility among politicians who support harsh drug laws and the law enforcement officials charged with enforcing them.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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