enactment
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“They’re not taking into account all the legislative history and statements made at the time of the enactment of Dodd-Frank.”
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
And this was the best he could find: “Two cherry-picked newspaper references almost 20 years apart, and at least 30 years before the enactment of the FTCA.”
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026
Siobhan has covered government shutdowns, two presidential impeachment trials, several Supreme Court nomination fights, and the enactment of major tax, trade, stimulus and climate laws.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
I recall the intense inner excitement aroused in my heart by Alla Nazimova’s enactment of Mrs. Alving in a performance of Ibsen’s “Ghosts” in the 1930s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
With this enactment Millet hoped to carry visitors “back 400 years”—despite the steam tugboats that would nudge the Spanish ships toward shore.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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