enforce

Example Sentences

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Social media companies argue that blanket bans will be ineffective, difficult to enforce and could isolate vulnerable teenagers.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The FDA won’t enforce certain provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for hemp-derived oral products solely because they contain CBD, Commissioner Marty Makary said in a letter Wednesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Among other acts of extortion, this was an important weapon that he was using to enforce the blockade against Cuba.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The second line was that banning A.I. would just enforce our actual policies, because A.I. already tends to break rules.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

In the next ten minutes, I managed to anger or amuse most of them, or so it seemed, by trying to enforce my hopelessly outdated porter list.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover