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The failure of successive governments to enact such a law fuelled frustration among those seeking tougher punishment for sacrilege, increasing pressure on the AAP government to act.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Joining with the main cast, the new Buzzes enact the series’ trademark high jinks about the silly maneuvering it takes for toys to traverse the types of barriers that humans can easily negotiate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Mother and son enact a similar situation where, after a more permanent leave-taking, she can catch a glimpse of her son recovering himself sufficiently to survive her loss.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has suggested Congress could enact the idea through reconciliation, a process lawmakers used to pass a tax and spending law last year and avoid the filibuster.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

Congress, which during Reconstruction had been quick to enact measures of legal, social, and economic freedom for blacks, just as quickly began to roll them back.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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

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

And farmers are facing pressure to evolve longstanding methodologies for nurturing crops as the state enacts stricter regulations on groundwater and pesticide use, and global warming creates more extreme seasonal weather patterns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 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

The law was enacted after World War I and is intended to preserve the domestic shipbuilding industry by restricting shipping between U.S. ports to American-made, crewed and flagged vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

This law made permanent the tax rates and tax brackets originally enacted in 2017.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

But not long after the policy was enacted, neighbors in the San Diego County community started getting letters about their Stars and Stripes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

More than two dozen states have enacted bans since Idaho did so in 2020.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Thirty-six states enacted laws that gave victims specific rights to participate in the trial process or to make victim impact statements.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

“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

Their work caring for others in the name of enacting a more just vision of our country, whether on the national stage or in their everyday lives, is profoundly, fundamentally American.

From Slate ● May 26, 2026

In New York, two opposing bills—one decriminalizing prostitution, which was supported by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani when he was still an assemblymember, and the other enacting the Nordic model—are still under consideration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

The trade deal was struck by von der Leyen and Trump in July last year, but progress on enacting it stumbled on Wednesday after talks between EU lawmakers and governments ended without an agreement.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

Luckily, she had lost her voice, and she could only smile and shrug and wave her arms gracefully, like fronds, as the children tried to guess what sort of charade she was enacting.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood