enact
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In late May, the standards board voted to approve the petition and move forward with steps to enact emergency regulations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
A Michigan spokesman declined to comment about how the university reached the decision to enact the pilot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Chait points to the Senate’s creation—a compromise between bigger and smaller states to enact the Constitution.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
So why exactly does Infantino feel powerful enough to enact something so controversial, and what could the consequences be?
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
A terrible sense of loneliness came over me; they seemed to enact a mysterious pantomime.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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It enacts investor protections through disclosure and custody rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
You mentioned that sometimes Congress enacts authorizations for use of military force.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026
UC will adjust its plan depending on what the state ultimately enacts in June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024
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
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“The immigration laws enacted by Congress impose consequences when someone who has accrued unlawful presence, leaves the country and later seeks admission, including when that departure occurs under advance parole,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Sentencing Act actually has a clause, not yet enacted, that would allow foreign nationals to be deported at the point of sentence.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 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
Bobby smiled for the first time in months when he heard that the Icelandic bill had been enacted, and on March 23, 2005, he was released from his cell.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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But the spokesperson stressed Kosovo would focus on enacting its deal with Denmark "before entering into any new agreement of a similar nature".
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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
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
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The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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