- present participle of enforce.
enforcing
Example Sentences
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Mazariegos said homeless prevention starts with enforcing a “huge list” of the city’s tenant rights laws, including rent control and prohibitions against landlords harassing tenants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Turkey, which has long been reluctant to implement U.S. economic sanctions, is enforcing restrictions on Iranian banks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Consider the fact that an HOA is responsible for enforcing landscaping requirements, such as making sure homeowners have trimmed their grass.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Describing the "major challenges" with enforcing the Act, she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme two penalties had so far been issued to companies but no fines had yet been paid.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Though the entire country was witnessing the military enforcing integration in Little Rock, state and local authorities in Virginia pushed back nevertheless.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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