enforce

Example Sentences

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Patrick Grandy, an FBI assistant director who oversees the Los Angeles office, said the agency will work with the Federal Aviation Administration to enforce temporary flight restrictions over the stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Ian Russell, chair of the online safety charity the Molly Rose Foundation, has previously said the government should enforce existing laws rather than bring in "sledgehammer techniques like bans".

From BBC • May 25, 2026

But the often-overlapping technologies for commercial and military purposes create a grey zone that is difficult to enforce -- especially across borders.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The geopolitical bottleneck has a clearance condition: a stable, predictable export framework that both the executive branch and Congress are willing to enforce consistently.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

At Rob’s suggestion, we’d decided to enforce a two o’clock turn-around time: anybody who wasn’t within spitting distance of the summit by two p.m. had to turn around and go down.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer