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put in force
verb as in enact
Strong matches
Example Sentences
Two mornings of preliminary hearings at the International Court of Justice are focused on Mexico’s request for interim orders known as provisional measures to be put in force while the case progresses through the court — a process likely to take many months.
The AEA was put in force by Republican Gov. Bill Lee back in March, as part of a systematic attack against the LGBTQ+ community — along with a bill banning gender-affirming care for youth — as highlighted by a report from The Advocate.
The Tonga Meteorological Services said a tsunami warning had been put in force for all of Tonga.
And like the 2009 team, they now travel to Houston — 12 years minus one day later — hoping to get another win to fully put in force what they hope can be a late-season surge that if not getting the team into the playoffs could at least put a happier face on a disappointing season and show that maybe things are not as bad as they may have at times seemed this season.
In the U.S., five states have passed laws or put in force other policies limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical treatment.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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