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enact

[en-akt] / ɛnˈækt /




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But it faced criticism within its own ranks for being slow to enact it.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Morgan Stanley’s Erik Woodring speculated in a July note that Apple could enact a $200 price increase across the entire iPhone 18 lineup.

From MarketWatch Sep. 7, 2026

Mamdani remains popular and influential, commanding high approval numbers from likely voters and acting as a kingmaker for candidates who can enact his affordability agenda.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

In late May, the standards board voted to approve the petition and move forward with steps to enact emergency regulations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

That was the only way to enact her plan to get into the family vault.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

She threatened to sue the city if it enacts additional restrictions.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

This budget enacts a “deemed approved” permitting process—which automatically certifies pending permits after an established time frame—for Department of Environmental Protection regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

The true danger lies not only in what the state enacts, but in what the public comes to accept as normal, even necessary.

From Salon Apr. 16, 2025

The Taoiseach said he had waited until now because he wanted the Finance Bill, which enacts the Budget changes and contains new tax provisions, to be passed.

From BBC Nov. 6, 2024

In a separate act, the Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance, which outlaws slavery in the territories north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi Rivers.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

That is one reason the state has enacted a temporary moratorium on their construction.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

As of this summer, more than two-thirds of U.S. states have enacted legislation or policies requiring school districts to restrict phone use in schools.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

Unlike some other states, California hasn’t seen an overwhelming wave of new large-scale data centers, nor have state leaders sought moratoriums such as the ones enacted by governors in Texas and New York.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

In the 19th century, as the result of lobbying by authors such as Charles Dickens, the British Parliament enacted the Copyright Act of 1842.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

Yet, had whites been paying attention, they would have known that blacks had been resisting segregation since Jim Crow laws were first enacted.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

District Court Judge Indira Talwani, a federal judge in Massachusetts, who will decide in the coming days whether to issue a permanent ban on enacting the system for this election.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

But the spokesperson stressed Kosovo would focus on enacting its deal with Denmark "before entering into any new agreement of a similar nature".

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Policymakers also have been busy enacting privacy laws—and they have done so remarkably quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Strong majorities of Californians believe democracy is under attack and support enacting a new state Voting Rights Act to prohibit discrimination and efforts to suppress voting, a poll showed.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

Luckily, she had lost her voice, and she could only smile and shrug and wave her arms gracefully, like fronds, as the children tried to guess what sort of charade she was enacting.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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