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

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026

In the short term, more data-center bans like New York’s—or like the one Maine only failed to enact due to a gubernatorial veto—might push developers to places seen as less politically risky.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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

The failure of successive governments to enact such a law fuelled frustration among those seeking tougher punishment for sacrilege, increasing pressure on the AAP government to act.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

We had to maintain a strict rota to determine whose turn it was to play the Federals, as no one wanted to enact their part.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

It enacts investor protections through disclosure and custody rules.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 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

Simply put, the tax code touches on every aspect of American life, and we need a well-run IRS to ensure that the policies Congress enacts and entrusts to the IRS are properly administered.

From Slate ● Jan. 29, 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

Havana has enacted a series of free-market reforms to give the economy a boost.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

Many HOAs are under pressure to meet stricter safety standards enacted after the 2021 Surfside condo collapse in Florida, including bans on underfunding structural reserve accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

At the time that they enacted the Constitution, the ratio between the largest state and the smallest state was something about 13-to-1 or 14-to-1.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026

But life can change in an instant, and that plan may need to be enacted tomorrow.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

To the ANC, the act was a deeply sinister measure designed to retard the progress of African culture as a whole and, if enacted, permanently set back the freedom struggle of the African people.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

What we have seen in Minneapolis is ordinary people insisting on their own vision of what we are and what we do as a country, then enacting that vision.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Shortly after, the state parliament pushed back, enacting a law that allowed such shops to operate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

“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

Luckily, she had lost her voice, and she could only smile and shrug and wave her arms gracefully, like fronds, as the children tried to guess what sort of charade she was enacting.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood