enforce
Example Sentences
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The second line was that banning A.I. would just enforce our actual policies, because A.I. already tends to break rules.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
“Secure ballot envelope identifiers provide a reliable, auditable mechanism to enforce Federal law without unduly burdening or infringing on the rights of eligible voters,” the order reads.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
The deal, which Trump praised, would have applied only to the religious groups involved in the case but was seen as a signal for how the Internal Revenue Service would enforce the law broadly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
“But the First Amendment stands as a shield against any effort to enforce orthodoxy in thought or speech in this country.”
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
“The regulatory entomologists ... function as prosecutor, judge and jury, tax assessor and collector and sheriff to enforce their own orders,” said Connecticut entomologist Neely Turner.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
