enact
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A bipartisan coalition can enact these four reforms, which would gradually right the Social Security system over time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
His rival, Hinojosa, has campaigned on a broader data-center moratorium until state lawmakers can enact permanent rules, which could affect projects already in development, Donnelly said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
In September, TikTok agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million and enact limits for teen users, avoiding a trial over claims related to child safety on the platform.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
"Given the deteriorating funding situation from the department, which we regard as very serious, we will continue to enact appropriate caution in relation to our finances," the spokesperson said.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Marine Corps, air force, army, and navy units at various military bases around the country stood by to enact the commands of Red and Blue Team brass.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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She threatened to sue the city if it enacts additional restrictions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
You mentioned that sometimes Congress enacts authorizations for use of military force.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026
This budget enacts a “deemed approved” permitting process—which automatically certifies pending permits after an established time frame—for Department of Environmental Protection regulations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
The true danger lies not only in what the state enacts, but in what the public comes to accept as normal, even necessary.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
In a separate act, the Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance, which outlaws slavery in the territories north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi Rivers.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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Some of the most consequential provisions in Congress’s last major Social Security overhaul, enacted in 1983, were phased in over decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
The law enacted by Pena stipulates that payments will occur within five days.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Getting it enacted into law will be harder.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
But Haitians understand the horror of zombies to be one of dispossession, a curse enacted by enslavers that binds victims to mindless servitude, denying them liberation in the afterlife.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
Yet, had whites been paying attention, they would have known that blacks had been resisting segregation since Jim Crow laws were first enacted.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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The point of the summit would be to codify that view—and to take the first steps toward enacting it.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
In Sacramento, she helped lower electricity bills by enacting the California Climate Credit, which provides residents with cost relief during months when energy bills are highest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
While federal law doesn’t bar prepayment requests for nonemergency services, some states are enacting laws to address aspects of the trend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
District Court Judge Indira Talwani, a federal judge in Massachusetts, who will decide in the coming days whether to issue a permanent ban on enacting the system for this election.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
After riding Sunshine, a group of us played at Civil War games, enacting the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, skirmishing with wooden swords and firing log cannons.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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