enforcement
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Local law enforcement disputed the assertions, saying that violent crime there was no different from other neighborhoods in and around Houston.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
“In the absence of official oversight and enforcement, unmitigated expansion of the fireworks businesses operating at the site in Esparto led directly to death and destruction.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
These allegations of corruption – amongst the same Suffolk officials tasked with investigating the murders of sex workers – only added fuel to the conspiracy theories around law enforcement connections to the serial killer.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
That it got made before the strict enforcement of the Production Code allowed for a few more liberties than would shortly be permitted, but its bedrock slyness and winking tone are elemental.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The sisters voiced suspicions about their brother and about local law enforcement but complained that the prosecutor had disrespected and ignored them.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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