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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

Over the years, he helped various communities in some capacity to incorporate and eventually started working to enshrine the liberty cities model into law.

From Salon ● May 3, 2026

Investigative grand juries cannot return indictments against defendants, but they are often used to enshrine evidence and subpoena witnesses for a future criminal proceeding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

Washington should pressure Mr. al-Sharaa not only to enshrine equal rights for all communities in the constitution, but to guarantee meaningful representation in parliament, the cabinet and senior state institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 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

Vietnam's constitution enshrines a right to religious freedom, but the government tightly regulates religious organisations.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

The Home Rule Act enshrines these rights into federal statute.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2025

It also enshrines separation of powers and judicial independence, and guarantees women's rights, freedom of expression and media freedom.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025

Using a style of elegant lyricism, which enshrines tiny moments into glisteningly miraculous turning points, Erice lets the exchanges between the people he’s conceived play out without the need to advance the plot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2024

An ashy cloak The golden ember now enshrines, And barely visible the smoke Upward in a thin stream inclines.

From Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse by Spalding, Henry

"Sovereignty is defended in international forums through diplomacy, historical truth and the peaceful, non-negotiable claim enshrined in our national constitution," the 2 April War Veterans Federation said in a statement.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

That authority is, oddly enough, not currently enshrined in statute.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026

By the will of the people, the coast was enshrined in state law as a precious public asset accessible to the many, not a private playground fenced off for the few.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

But its most famous line—“Attention must be paid”—illuminates its greater significance as a drama upholding the importance of the individual, an idea enshrined in the Declaration of Independence itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

The winner’s name shall be enshrined for all time on a plaque in our Chumley Hall of Champions.’”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

Pope Leo XIV on Monday warned that AI risked enshrining “an anti-human vision,” replacing jobs with dehumanizing work and consuming vast amounts of water and energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

A bill aimed at enshrining in law the government's Chagos deal will not be debated in the Lords as previously planned.

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026

They assumed that Congress had wide discretion to restrict the removal of executive officers, enshrining that view into law through the creation of myriad independent agencies.

From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2025

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

The more ancient of these edifices, like the Ananda at Pagan, have inner chambers enshrining gigantic statues of Buddha, with corridors around the chambers, quite comparable to the aisles of English or French cathedrals.

From A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions by Strong, Augustus Hopkins