- present participle of enforce.
enforcing
Example Sentences
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To conserve cash, Cracker Barrel was cutting corporate jobs and enforcing stricter rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
When the City Council initially declined to pass tough anti-corruption laws, voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition H to create an independent watchdog tasked with enforcing a tough new set of regulations governing city officials’ conduct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Now, Attorney General Andrea Campbell, a Democrat, is aggressively enforcing the statute against recalcitrant communities in the state.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Even if legislation and associated technical standards were introduced, Richard Dilks acknowledges enforcing them would remain difficult.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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
