enacting

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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

Even those efforts however suggest waiting years until a surplus had been achieved, before enacting reform.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

After riding Sunshine, a group of us played at Civil War games, enacting the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, skirmishing with wooden swords and firing log cannons.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly