enacted

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“Had it been enacted, the proposal would have made New York a less attractive place for a founder to live and to start a business.”

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

New forms of war have developed since 1986, when Congress enacted the last major reform.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

She pointed to a statute enacted a few years ago in New Jersey that protects the addresses of judges, prosecutors and police officers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

California enacted a law 11 years ago that mandates user consent before smart TVs can enable voice-recognition systems.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

The bills were repeatedly voted down for fear of interfering with the progress of science, even though other countries —including, ironically, Prussia—had enacted regulations governing human research as early as 1891.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot