enforce

Example Sentences

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Social media companies argue that blanket bans will be ineffective, difficult to enforce and could isolate vulnerable teenagers.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

All of these cuts have put the IRS in “a weaker position to enforce the tax laws against complex businesses and high income people,” DeBot says.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

By Jan. 15, it filed its suit in court, looking to enforce the request for records.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

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

The very first step on the road to reconciliation, I said, was the complete dismantling of apartheid and all the measures used to enforce it.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela