enshrine
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He was pointing out that it would take constant vigilance to fend off repeated attempts to chip away at the protections he helped enshrine in the Coastal Act.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
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
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
The state’s true goal, he asserted, is to enshrine “local attitudes” and “a Hawaiian tradition” that “disfavor the carrying of guns” in public to prevent violence.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 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
The Home Rule Act enshrines these rights into federal statute.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2025
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
Will the form it now enshrines pass away, as the forms of Persia, Rome, the Empire of Akbar, have passed away?
From The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe by J. A. (John Adam) Cramb
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
The words “Anaheim Angels” are now enshrined in California law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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
As The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this year, this move has rattled many new-car dealers, whose sales model is tightly regulated and enshrined in strict state franchise laws.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
But my mother overruled him, so the wall was enshrined.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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Yousef, whose community strongly promotes gender equality, said she also wants to work on "defending women's rights and enshrining them in the country's constitution".
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
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
Economist Ananish Chaudhuri said the conversation about enshrining the Treaty principles in law was needed "if New Zealand is to remain a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural nation".
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
It’s a simple and straightforward bill enshrining basic tenets of press freedom, protecting journalists from the government’s investigatory powers.
From Slate ● Nov. 27, 2024
He eagerly obeyed, and passed through a region of twilight dimness starred with gems, until he reached a natural temple enshrining a statue of Diana.
From Life of John Keats by William Michael Rossetti
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