enforce
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They also expect China’s capacity ceiling for aluminum to continue to enforce structural supply discipline in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
What matters to Tehran is whether Washington can enforce sanctions more widely than before.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Nor does it impinge on the States’ authority ‘to create and enforce a legal code’ for elections.’”
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
In order to enforce the ban, schools must amend their internal regulations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
To enforce the Eighteenth Amendment, the Volstead Act—named for the congressman who introduced it—was passed on October 28, 1919.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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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
Aronowitz, as head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration, the Department of Labor office that enforces ERISA, is responsible for following through.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
U.S. law generally enforces a quiet period for 40 days after the IPO during which time the company and any of the underwriters are prohibited from any communications on the stock.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026
He has vowed to ensure the city enforces its laws.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Parents may rest assured that each Volume teaches some noble lesson, or enforces some valuable truth.
From W.P. Nimmo Catalogue, Selected List, 1890 by Various
The rules will be enforced by Cal Fire in State Responsibility Areas, and by local fire authorities, such as city or county fire departments, in local responsibility areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
And he enforced antitrust laws because powerful economic actors sometimes fail to restrain themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Inevitably, though, order would be enforced, and Piker would once again be painted as the enemy.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
However, it remains unclear when -- or if -- the White House will release the details of the process or how it will be implemented and enforced.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
He enforced such rules as he knew; missing dinner was one of them.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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Sheriff Martinez said Tuesday that while ICE’s primary mission is enforcing federal immigration law, CBP is focused on safeguarding borders and economic prosperity at ports of entry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Wetherspoons told the BBC that staff would be asked to use "common sense" when enforcing the ban.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
In the case of the FTC and FCC, we will have issues enforcing competitive rules and licensing for different broadcast stations.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Now, Attorney General Andrea Campbell, a Democrat, is aggressively enforcing the statute against recalcitrant communities in the state.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Though the entire country was witnessing the military enforcing integration in Little Rock, state and local authorities in Virginia pushed back nevertheless.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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