legislate
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said AI companies should not wait for governments to legislate before implementing their own safety controls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Nicholas Bednar and Max Sarinsky, came up with a few solutions that Congress could legislate without violating Slaughter, and I do think it’s worth lifting those up.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
If bondholders are going to legislate good borrower behavior via debt contracts, why stop at transparency?
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
The prime minister said it was inevitable some teens would try to circumvent a social media ban, but this did not mean it should not legislate to protect current and future generations of UK children.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
I’m sure people did question whether Italian printers were quite the right people to legislate on the meaning of everything; but on the other hand, resistance was obviously useless against ajamily that could invent italics.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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The General Assembly legislates for a narrowly politically divided state of some 8.7 million people and considers thousands of bills in sessions scheduled for at most 60 days in even-numbered years, less in odd-numbered years.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
First, it legislates more than mere time, place and manner restrictions.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2023
Bonds said it’s crucial for lawmakers to get feedback from Ward-level legislators, who often hear direct feedback from their constituents, before noting that advocates often impact how the council legislates.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2022
It comes as the UK government legislates to protect children online.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2022
Nobody doubts that Congress, if it legislates on this matter, may allow a Trial by Jury.
From American Eloquence, Volume 2 Studies In American Political History (1896) by Alexander Johnston
“How much of it can be legislated away? What it means in different settings? How to pull apart what are usually very gray-area cases?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
It was legislated to continue for at least three years, through 2027.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Traditional sports betting, through companies like DraftKings and FanDuel, is regulated and legislated by U.S. states, and there are states where Americans still cannot legally bet on sports.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
The White House’s plan “may represent a policy opening” that “could evolve into a legislated, progressive, and secure universal system,” said Wealth Equity Lab’s Ghilarducci in the statement.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
The rules of standard English are not legislated by a tribunal of lexicographers but emerge as an implicit consensus within a virtual community of writers, readers, and editors.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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The government didn’t hold an absolute parliamentary majority, making legislating a constant struggle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The Irish government has warned that it is considering legislating in the absence of an EU decision.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
Californians are accustomed to legislating by the ballot and often face a list of propositions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
This week marks the eighth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling that struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act and allowed states to begin legislating sports betting.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
On Friday, the thirteenth of February 2009, at 2:15 p.m., after a long week of legislating, the Utah House of Representatives met to discuss texting and driving.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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