enforced

Example Sentences

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Justice Clarence Thomas pointed to a rarely enforced 1996 law that authorized suits against those who “use property tainted by a past confiscation.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

A knee injury enforced a break at the start of 2020 and the tennis calendar was then paused because of the Covid pandemic.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Ramos, who investigated and publicized the case, said "I'm now convinced that the sanctions came out on April 16 because a documentary that denounced those enforced disappearances."

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Consider Utah, whose state Supreme Court has faithfully enforced a voter-approved gerrymandering ban.

From Slate • May 11, 2026

And only for its duration is their grief slightly abated, the enforced absence of certain foods on their plates conjuring his father’s presence somehow.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri