enforce
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Ian Russell, chair of the online safety charity the Molly Rose Foundation, has previously said the government should enforce existing laws rather than bring in "sledgehammer techniques like bans".
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The county is still considering how to enforce such a moratorium, and what that would cost.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The geopolitical bottleneck has a clearance condition: a stable, predictable export framework that both the executive branch and Congress are willing to enforce consistently.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Instead, it went to O’Connor’s court, in Fort Worth, Texas, and asked him for an order to enforce the subpoena.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
The three-judge panel issued a ruling lifting the stay on a district judge’s injunction to not enforce the ban on same-sex marriages.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing enforce
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