enshrine
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In response, Hyundai’s union has made unprecedented demands seeking to enshrine job protections in the era of robots and AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Once the slave power had been vanquished, the Reconstruction Congress sought to enshrine birthright citizenship in the Constitution so it could never be stripped away again.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
But anxieties about growing diversity and rising indifference had convinced many Americans of the need to enshrine Christianity in the Constitution.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
Those were investigative grand jury hearings, meaning prosecutors could use them to enshrine testimony against Burke, but could not use the proceedings to secure an indictment against Burke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
Working as a lawyer in South Africa meant operating under a debased system of justice, a code of law that did not enshrine equality but its opposite.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Vietnam's constitution enshrines a right to religious freedom, but the government tightly regulates religious organisations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
In fact, Article IV of the treaty enshrines enrichment as an “inalienable right.”
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026
The measure enshrines the text of the Ten Commandments found in the Protestant King James Version of the Bible.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Now U2 has christened the place with a production that enshrines the idea of excess.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2023
And redeem the land that enshrines in her heart, The graves of her glorious dead!
From Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental by Various
But he said "children cannot face more delays, so Government must act swiftly and ensure these measures are enshrined in law at the earliest opportunity".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
We all grasp what it means to be an American and how that is enshrined in the Constitution.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
Hinojosa, a state representative, says protections should be enshrined in law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Only three Ramones songs ever made it to the Billboard Hot 100 — “Rockaway Beach,” “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker,” and “Do You Wanna Dance,” all absolute bangers that should be enshrined in the culture.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
The date of it, however, was enshrined in memory, and dubbed “Foul Friday.”
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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Tegmark, whose appeal to the pope preceded Leo XIV’s warning that AI risked enshrining an “anti-human vision,” said he has been texting with AI company leaders over the past week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Real name Norman Cook, Fatboy Slim gained some recognition in the 1980s with bands The Housemartins and Beats International, before enshrining himself as a mainstay of the dance music scene during the 1990s.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Morocco's King Mohammed VI lauded the vote as "historic," saying "we are opening a new and victorious chapter in the process of enshrining the Moroccan character of the Sahara."
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
On a national level, enshrining community as a civic value and way of life must serve as a local bulwark against natural disaster and larger political forces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025
Miss Cynthia's voice recalled her from the vision of coming womanhood, that she was to live over again on her wedding night, with its holy blessedness enshrining her within her bridal veil.
From A Little Girl of Long Ago by Amanda Minnie Douglas
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