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enforcement

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


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He questions how the administration is going to ramp up its technology and where it’s going to target enforcement efforts.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

McKinney’s sudden emergence in the race in May saw him hijack the incumbent’s support from law enforcement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Still, the reference to 1930s-era Chicago law enforcement was apt, because it was an era of police lawlessness, where unconstitutional practices like the third-degree were justified as necessary to stopping organized crime.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Wireless carriers said this enforcement system violated their right to a trial by jury.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The announcement of a War on Drugs was therefore met with some confusion and resistance within law enforcement, as well as among some conservative commentators.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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