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The distinction is especially important now as Washington begins to legislate in an atmosphere shaped by the more dramatic version of this story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The owners know they can’t legislate smarts into their contract, so they’re trying the next best thing — tying the hands of their own big spenders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Nicholas Bednar and Max Sarinsky, came up with a few solutions that Congress could legislate without violating Slaughter, and I do think it’s worth lifting those up.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

There could be pressure now to legislate for a formal ban on forced labour products.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

I’m sure people did question whether Italian printers were quite the right people to legislate on the meaning of everything; but on the other hand, resistance was obviously useless against ajamily that could invent italics.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

It means that Scotland is currently without any interim targets for cutting emissions until it legislates to replace them with five-yearly carbon budgets.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2025

First, it legislates more than mere time, place and manner restrictions.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2023

Bonds said it’s crucial for lawmakers to get feedback from Ward-level legislators, who often hear direct feedback from their constituents, before noting that advocates often impact how the council legislates.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2022

“When Congress legislates expenditures and puts in place tax policy that determines taxes, those are the crucial decisions Congress is making,” Yellen told the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2021

It solemnly legislates that one British plough may be imported; and graciously permits its subjects, in a land where there are no mechanics, to make as many additional ploughs as they need.

From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by James Aitken Wylie

It was legislated to continue for at least three years, through 2027.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Traditional sports betting, through companies like DraftKings and FanDuel, is regulated and legislated by U.S. states, and there are states where Americans still cannot legally bet on sports.

From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026

The White House’s plan “may represent a policy opening” that “could evolve into a legislated, progressive, and secure universal system,” said Wealth Equity Lab’s Ghilarducci in the statement.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

Believing that slavery could only be legislated out of existence state by state, Clay campaigned for a convention to rewrite Kentucky’s constitution to set slavery on a course toward extinction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025

The rules of standard English are not legislated by a tribunal of lexicographers but emerge as an implicit consensus within a virtual community of writers, readers, and editors.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Decades ago they started outsourcing to executive-branch agencies the task of nitty-gritty legislating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The Irish government has warned that it is considering legislating in the absence of an EU decision.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

This week marks the eighth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling that struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act and allowed states to begin legislating sports betting.

From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026

Labour has so far stopped short of legislating for such a ban, although it has said it is reviewing guidance that allows individual headteachers to ban the devices.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025

I accepted the new position at the hospital; Barack continued teaching and legislating.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama