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enact

[en-akt] / ɛnˈækt /




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While Judge Biedscheid's order only demands Meta make changes in New Mexico, should the 30 states prevail in their separate lawsuit against Meta, it would almost certainly need to enact platform changes across the US.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Chait points to the Senate’s creation—a compromise between bigger and smaller states to enact the Constitution.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

None of this requires Congress to enact new legislation or the FDA to lower its evidentiary bar for safety and efficacy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Australia will enact laws to regulate how artificial intelligence data centres use power and water, and to protect creative copyright, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Then she could enact Plan Melodramatic Aru and get herself out of this mess and never ever ever lie again.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

It enacts investor protections through disclosure and custody rules.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

You mentioned that sometimes Congress enacts authorizations for use of military force.

From Slate Mar. 2, 2026

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

They do not require congressional approval and could be enacted by her government.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The proposal would rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, enacted in the final days of the Clinton administration, which barred development across vast areas of public forests and grasslands designated as "inventoried roadless areas."

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

The Sentencing Act actually has a clause, not yet enacted, that would allow foreign nationals to be deported at the point of sentence.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

According to Airbnb research, when cities like New York enacted stricter hosting policies, swaths of the company’s home-rental footprint effectively disappeared in those areas.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

In response, one state after another enacted direct-file laws that allowed juvenile offenders to be transferred to adult courts if they committed certain crimes.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

“At the same time, we are encouraged that Congress can prevent similarly situated taxpayers from facing the same unfair result by enacting the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 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

By enacting thresholds and country lists into statute, the bill limits the president’s ability to adapt export controls as tech and alliances evolve.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

Their work caring for others in the name of enacting a more just vision of our country, whether on the national stage or in their everyday lives, is profoundly, fundamentally American.

From Slate May 26, 2026

Well, I guess Dad finally decided to stop “giving me some space” and start enacting a plan of action, shall we say.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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