enacted
Example Sentences
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A relevant and historical example is the reforms to Social Security enacted in the 1980s.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
The department said it had also enacted "quarantines, movement controls, and surveillance" in that area.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Better an orderly devolution of the highway program to the states, than one enacted in the midst of chaos.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The funds will be made available through the Defense Production Act, which was enacted in 1950 and gives the US president emergency power over domestic industries.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 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
