enforce

Example Sentences

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"We all agreed that this chap would be better off in hospital. But we did not have the legal powers at the time to enforce it based upon the assessment we saw," he said.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Meta announced on Tuesday that it is expanding AI tech that was originally announced last year to further enforce age verification on its social media platforms.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

New York has been clear that it will enforce its own laws, which means it won’t allow the doctor to be extradited.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

Both criticized McDonnell for saying he wouldn’t enforce a state law, which recently was struck down by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, barring federal immigration officers from wearing masks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

In 1962 he had sent U.S. marshals to Oxford, Mississippi, to enforce James Meredith’s enrollment into the University of Mississippi.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry